Traveon Marquess Paulk was an 18-year-old Black man from Douglas, Georgia, who was fatally shot on the night of March 28, 2016, in the 900 block of South Coffee Avenue. Douglas police found Paulk on the ground with a gunshot wound; officers provided first aid until EMTs arrived and he was taken to Coffee Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

Investigators quickly focused on a female juvenile as the shooter. She was taken into custody, charged with involuntary manslaughter and identified in later city statements as 14 years old; she was transported to the regional youth detention center in Waycross. City officials described the killing as a senseless tragedy and used the incident to urge greater parental oversight and gun safety for local youth. Police said more serious charges could follow as the investigation continued, but accessible public reports do not show any additional suspects or a later publicly reported outcome.

If anyone in Douglas at the time has information about what happened that night, please share what is known with investigators.