Curtis Lamont Carter, 22, was fatally shot in Augusta, Georgia, on May 28, 2014. Friends and family remembered him as silly, funny and loyal — the life of the party — and his sudden, violent death left a community grieving.

The shooting followed an altercation that turned deadly. Investigators identified and arrested a friend of Carter’s in connection with the killing. That suspect initially faced a murder charge but later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter, acknowledging responsibility in the court proceedings.

The case closed in court with that plea, but the circumstances of the altercation and its escalation remain central to understanding what happened. If anyone knew Curtis, the scene that night, or has information about the people involved, please share what’s known.