On the late afternoon of April 19, 2025, gunfire broke the quiet in the Willingham Manor subdivision of Snellville, Georgia. Around 5:00 p.m. residents on Bryant Drive heard shots and a vehicle speeding away. Gwinnett County police found 22-year-old Brian Smith of Loganville deceased near an abandoned vehicle at the end of the cul-de-sac.

Smith did not live in the neighborhood and his family in nearby Loganville said they did not know why he would have been in that area. The motive for the shooting is unknown. The Gwinnett County Police Department has an active investigation but has not announced any arrests or named suspects. Crime Stoppers is accepting anonymous tips and is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment.

Does anyone who lived in or near Willingham Manor on April 19 recall seeing a suspicious vehicle or person in the neighborhood that afternoon?