On May 5, 2018, six-year-old Z’Mari Mitchell was shot in his home on Sweetgum Lane in Decatur, Georgia, after a dispute over a social media post involving his older sister. A group of girls, led by then 17-year-old Meshon Williams, went to the Mitchell residence to confront the sister. A fight broke out in the front yard and was broken up by Z’Mari’s parents. As the group began to leave, Williams stopped the car, stepped out, and fired a handgun toward the house about 31 times. Two bullets struck the home; one hit Z’Mari in the head while he was playing in the living room.

Z’Mari was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died on May 9, 2018, four days after the shooting. Authorities located Williams five days after the shooting following a high-speed chase; he crashed, tried to flee on foot, and was found hiding in bushes by a K-9 unit. Two days before the shooting Williams had reportedly rammed a police car while fleeing in a stolen vehicle. In December 2019, Williams, then 18, pleaded guilty to charges including felony murder and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole plus five years probation for his role in Z’Mari’s death.

Did anyone in the Decatur area see the altercation on Sweetgum Lane or have information about the events that night?