Edward Payne Hagood, 25, was fatally shot at about 11:53 a.m. on December 17, 2024, at 113 Fern Street in Thomasville, Georgia. Officers who responded to reports of gunfire found Hagood with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Archbold Memorial Hospital and died later that evening. The shooting prompted a lockdown at a nearby elementary school.

The Thomasville Police Department opened a homicide investigation and identified a suspect the same day. A 15-year-old male was arrested without incident at about 10:50 p.m. in the 300 block of Fern Street and was charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm during the commission of a felony. The juvenile was held at a Regional Youth Detention Center while investigators continued to follow up on leads.

What new information can anyone who was in the area around Fern Street on December 17 share with investigators?