Michael Alonzo Cooper was shot and killed on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2017, in Augusta, Georgia. Deputies responded to a call at about 6:48 p.m. at the Sierra Point Apartments and found the 22-year-old African American man on the ground with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Augusta University Medical Center and pronounced dead at 10:25 p.m. that night. Cooper’s death was recorded as the 26th homicide in Richmond County for 2017.

Authorities arrested 20-year-old Anthony Kyle Butler and charged him with murder, aggravated assault, and weapon possession. Investigators said Butler had pointed the firearm at another person before shooting Cooper. No motive was released in the initial reports.

If anyone has information about what happened at Sierra Point Apartments that evening, please share what is known.