Gunfire erupted in the 600 block of Eastview Circle in Americus, Georgia, the evening of February 8, 2025. Responding officers found multiple people shot; 19-year-old Jotavis Roshon Leverette of Americus was critically injured and taken to a hospital. He died of his wounds on February 10, 2025. A 5-year-old girl, Peyton Brielle Roberts, was also killed after being struck by a stray bullet while playing in a courtyard. A third person suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to lead the probe alongside the Americus Police Department. By February 10, investigators arrested 19-year-old Ricky Martin of Americus and charged him with felony murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery. On February 13, 20-year-old NyTavion Smith was arrested and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. A third arrest followed on March 7, 2025, when 17-year-old Farley Arthur Watts III was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, and theft by receiving stolen property.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember the shooting or the people involved in that courtyard on February 8?