In the early morning hours of April 28, 2025, a burst of gunfire in a residential neighborhood near Stone Mountain, Georgia left two men dead and three others wounded. DeKalb County police found the scene around 5:20 a.m. inside a home on the 4600 block of Longman Way. One of the deceased was identified as 28-year-old Brandon Padilla, a Hispanic man from the Stone Mountain area; the second victim’s identity has not been released.

Three people were taken to a local hospital with what were described as moderate injuries. Officers also helped several other occupants out of an upstairs window during the response; no explanation for that rescue method has been provided. Investigators are collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses but have not named any suspects or announced arrests, and the motive remains unclear.

If anyone in the Stone Mountain area has information about the shooting or was in that neighborhood that morning, please share tips with DeKalb County police or through Tip411.