On January 25, 2025, shortly before 11 p.m., 31-year-old Kyle Alexander Brown was shot during a dispute in the 3900 block of Hattie Drive in east Macon. Deputies from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office found Brown with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Atrium Health Navicent and pronounced dead. Investigators say the shooting followed an altercation earlier that night.

Kyle Brown, born February 6, 1993, was a truck driver and father of two. Family members described him as having a kind heart and an infectious laugh; his death is mourned by his parents, siblings, and children. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation and sought public help with leads.

On March 28, 2025, authorities located and arrested Ricky Terrell Parks Jr. near Flewellyn Drive in east Macon; Parks was charged with Brown’s murder and is being held at the Bibb County Jail without bond. Does anyone have information about the events near Hattie Drive that night or saw activity in the area around January 25?