On the night of February 17, 2017, gunfire tore through a two-story apartment in the Yamacraw Village housing project in Savannah, Georgia. Erick Lakeem Poosie Lawrence, 25, was found dead inside the unit along with 35-year-old Tori Plummer; a third person, 27-year-old Dennis Harris, survived with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. Responding officers arrived after a 911 call at about 10:28 p.m. and reported no signs of forced entry, indicating the shooter or shooters entered without breaking in.

Police later stated they believed the shooting was drug-related. The deaths of Lawrence and Plummer were the sixth and seventh homicides in Savannah that year. The investigation produced no viable public leads, and by early 2021 no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests announced, leaving the case cold and unresolved for the victims’ families and the detective whose first homicide case remains open. Does anyone with information or who knew Erick or the others have details that could help move this case forward?