On the evening of October 31, 2017, at just before 7 p.m., 19-year-old Marshall Crowder was shot in the stomach inside a residence on Fairburn Road in southwest Atlanta. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead from the wound.

Investigators determined the shot was fired by a close friend, a 16-year-old boy whose name was not released because of his age. Police described the shooting as accidental, and the teenager was taken into custody and charged with involuntary manslaughter on the grounds of criminal negligence.

Marshall’s life was cut short during what authorities say began as a friendly interaction that ended in tragedy. If anyone knew Marshall, the friend who was with him that night, or has information about the events inside that Fairburn Road residence, please come forward.