In the early morning hours of February 17, 2025, 17-year-old Xavier Buggs was fatally shot in the 3200 block of Brailsford Avenue in Brunswick, Georgia. Police responded to reports of gunfire about 12:30 a.m. and found Buggs and 19-year-old Eric Stanley both suffering from gunshot wounds; each was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead.

Brunswick law enforcement identified and arrested several suspects in the double homicide. Twenty-four-year-old Kevin Bernard Pinkney Jr. was charged with two counts of murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In March 2025, three women — 28-year-old Precious Bradley, 28-year-old Keyuana Billing, and 24-year-old Kyara Pierce — were arrested and each charged with two counts of party to the crime of murder; Bradley also faced a simple battery charge. The Kingsland Police Department assisted in one of the arrests.

What information do neighbors or anyone with knowledge of the shootings have that could help clarify what happened that night?