Alphonzo Hornsby was 15 when he was killed on the night of June 4, 2018, in Augusta, Georgia. Gunfire broke out in the Rolling Meadows Drive area near his neighborhood; Hornsby was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene late that night.

Early reports framed the killing as part of a recent surge of violence in Augusta, but investigators later said it was more than a random shooting. Detectives with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office worked the case and days after the killing identified Jamall Octavius Duke, 25, as the suspect; Duke was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Authorities believed the killing was gang-related, shaping it as organized street conflict rather than a chance encounter.

If anyone knew Alphonso Hornsby, his routine, or the neighborhood activity on Rolling Meadows Drive that night, please share information that could help clarify what happened.