Daekwon Jacorbian Hines, a 17-year-old Black male from Thomson, Georgia, was reported missing on Friday, May 11, 2018. His body was found three days later, on Monday, May 14, in a wooded area off Dell Drive in Thomson at about 2:30 p.m. An autopsy at the crime lab in Decatur showed he died from a gunshot wound, and his death was ruled a homicide.

The obituary and funeral notice describe a large family and the home on Cardinal Street where he had been living, and refer to him by the nickname Dae-Dae. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified him publicly and asked for tips from the public; the GBI, the Thomson Police Department, and the McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office took up the homicide investigation.

If anyone knew Daekwon, his routines, or saw anything near Dell Drive in mid-May 2018, please share information that could help the investigation.