Adrian Cantrell Sheffield, 44, was killed on the evening of April 4, 2018, outside an apartment at 19 Octavia Place in Newnan, Georgia. The shooting followed an argument with another man, and Sheffield was found dead in a courtyard after officers responded to reports of shots fired. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities identified Orenthal Jermaine Carroll as the primary suspect and arrested him on murder charges. Carroll said he acted in self-defense, claiming Sheffield tried to assault him weeks earlier, that the gun belonged to Sheffield, and that he wrestled it away and discarded it in the woods. Prosecutors presented medical examiner testimony that Sheffield had gunshot wounds to the back of the head, left arm, and forearm, and noted Sheffield’s phone was found in his left hand, which investigators said contradicted Carroll’s account.

A Coweta County jury found Carroll guilty of felony murder and related charges; in June 2022 he was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Does anyone have information about Sheffield’s last evening at 19 Octavia Place or knew him personally?