On January 6, 2018, 19-year-old James Bubba Everett Wooten was shot at a friend’s home on North End Drive in Brunswick, Georgia. Glynn County police were called at about 11:15 a.m.; Wooten was found with a critical gunshot wound, taken to Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick and later airlifted to UF Health Jacksonville, where he died of his injuries.

A 16-year-old male was arrested in connection with the shooting; because of his age his name was not released. The youth was charged with involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence, and theft of a firearm.

Wooten was described as someone who loved fishing and could make people laugh, and his death deeply affected his family and the Brunswick community. If anyone has information about that January morning or knew James, please come forward to share what you know.