Rodnick Ja’Quan Patterson, an 18-year-old Westside High School senior from Hephzibah, was shot and killed in Augusta, Georgia, on October 15, 2005. The shooting occurred at the Augusta Inn and Conference Center during a party promoted for teens aged 13 to 19 after an argument broke out between two groups of young men; Patterson was struck in the chest and did not survive.

Authorities arrested 18-year-old Terrence Andreius Hanna of Augusta in the days after the killing and charged him with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime; he was taken to the Richmond County Jail. Obituary records note funeral services at Beulah Grove Baptist Church and burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

If anyone knew Rodnick, attended that event, or has information about the shooting, please share what is remembered or any tip that could help clarify what happened.