In the early morning hours of September 16, 2017, a dispute at a gathering of about 20 people at the intersection of Chaney Drive and Puckett Street in Covington, Georgia, erupted into gunfire. Officers who responded to a 2:31 a.m. call found 22-year-old Trayvond Bernard Ball on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene after aid from officers and EMS.

A second person, 33-year-old Doylmarrian S. Hardeman, was also shot during the incident. Hardeman was not at the scene when police arrived but later presented to Piedmont Newton Hospital and was transferred to a trauma center in Atlanta. Investigators believed Ball and Hardeman were the only people struck.

Police interviewed several witnesses but publicly urged others who had been at the gathering to come forward. No charges were announced at the time and available news reporting after the shooting does not show any arrests or publicly identified suspects. If anyone was at that gathering or has information about what happened, please share what is known with investigators.