An afternoon shooting in Sparta, Georgia ended the life of 18-year-old Javen Lamont Turner after a confrontation between occupants of two vehicles. On January 3, 2025, at Broad Street and Miles Street, Turner — a passenger in one car — was struck multiple times during gunfire. He was taken to a nearby hospital and died the next day, January 4, 2025.

The Sparta Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified and arrested several people within days. Four were taken into custody: 18-year-old Darrian Deandre Greene, 22-year-old Nehemiah Henderson, 18-year-old Mikez Yaraus Edwards, and a 16-year-old juvenile. All four faced felony murder charges; the adults were booked into Hancock County Jail and the juvenile was placed in a youth detention center. A fifth suspect, 20-year-old Armarion Hunt, was sought on a felony murder warrant and later located in Milledgeville after a 15-day search.

Court filings say the shooting began after an altercation between the two cars and that shots were fired from the backseat of one vehicle. Does anyone in Sparta remember seeing or hearing anything at Broad and Miles that afternoon?