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Layla Clair Wilson Long, 27, was killed in a shooting at the Clem Jones Housing Complex on Walker Street in Athens, Tennessee, in the early hours of May 5, 2020. A lifelong McMinn County resident and member of East Athens Baptist Church, Layla enjoyed arranging flowers and playing basketball.

Police responded around 12:15 a.m. to a reported shooting at an apartment and found two victims. A man identified as Tremon Hall was treated and released; Layla was found unresponsive and could not be saved. Investigators described a violent altercation involving multiple people and later named two suspects: Johnathan Clayton of Riceville and Joseph Kibodeaux, with warrants charging both with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.

Johnathan Clayton was located and arrested in Sweetwater the following evening with assistance from regional law enforcement. Joseph Kibodeaux remained at large and was described as possibly armed and dangerous. Does anyone who knew Layla or was in the area that night have information that could help the investigation?