On November 14, 2015, a domestic dispute in Lithia Springs, Georgia, ended with the death of 27-year-old Antonio Bam Yurp Ellison Jr. According to reports, Shawn A. Clark, 29, a former Atlanta police officer, went to a Winding Creek Drive residence with a woman to retrieve her children and belongings. An argument between Clark and Ellison turned physical and Clark produced a handgun and shot Ellison. Clark left the scene, but witnesses identified him and he was arrested in Union City that same evening at about 10:30 p.m. and charged with murder.

At trial in February 2018 Clark asserted self-defense. Prosecutors said he had escalated a minor altercation and presented a post-arrest interview and other evidence to counter that claim. A jury convicted Clark of malice murder and aggravated assault and imposed a life sentence. Any readers who knew Antonio or were at the scene that day and have information are asked to come forward.