Veondus Ikeyon Dennis, 21, was killed on May 10, 2014, after a confrontation that began at South DeKalb Mall and ended in gunfire on Shamrock Drive in Decatur. Dennis had been riding in the back seat of a car driven by Kevyn Courtney after an afternoon at the mall with friends, including Antwan Wheeler. Court testimony described phone calls and rising tension following a brief run-in at the mall with people from a rival faction.

According to witnesses and trial records, a white Impala pulled up alongside the vehicle on Shamrock Drive and two men inside opened fire, aiming at the back-seat passengers. Dennis and Wheeler were each shot in the head and died. Another passenger, Raheem Zeigler, was shot in the arm and survived. Investigators described the attack as a drive-by and linked it to an ongoing conflict between groups identified at trial as Blocc, Duct Tape Boyz, and Fenesco City.

Tony Thomas, 19 at the time of his arrest, was charged in connection with the shootings. Prosecutors presented testimony and social media evidence tying Thomas to the rival group and to the attack; a jury found him guilty and he received life sentences. The case extended through appeals to the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Did anyone who knew Veondus or his circle see signs of the feud before May 10, 2014?