On the evening of November 24, 2014, 21-year-old Demarkis Willis was shot once in Griffin, Georgia, following a day of escalating disputes over stolen property among several young men. The shooting occurred near a house behind the Regency Apartments on West College Street Extension. Severely wounded, Willis ran to Ma & Pa Grocery on Meriwether Street and collapsed in the parking lot by the store’s car wash; he was taken to Spalding Regional Hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.

Griffin Police, assisted by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, identified three suspects through witness interviews: 17-year-old Amahjea Christopher Williams, 23-year-old Cornelius Buck Henderson, and 18-year-old Yohance Hines, all from Griffin. Williams initially was brought to police by family and cooperated but escaped custody during questioning. A manhunt followed. Hines later turned himself in with his father, Williams surrendered at the Spalding County Jail, and Henderson was persuaded to surrender after contact by a sheriff’s lieutenant; all three were held at the county jail.

Are there readers who knew Demarkis or witnessed the events around West College Street Extension that evening who can add details?