A dispute that began on social media ended in tragedy on the late evening of September 23, 2025, when 9-month-old Aziah McDougle was killed in a parking lot shooting at the Budgetel Inn & Suites on Circle 75 Parkway in Cobb County, Georgia. Her mother called 911 around 8 p.m.; Aziah was pronounced dead at the scene after nearly two dozen rounds were fired during a planned confrontation between men who had agreed to meet there for a gunfight.

Investigators say the argument involved Ladarrius Tremelle Brown, 22, and Jayvian Len Young, 23, and that a bullet from Young’s gun struck the infant in the head. Witnesses reported suspects running into the hotel, stealing clothing to change appearance, and fleeing. Multiple arrests followed: Brown, Young, Camron Harris, 23, Noah Martin, 22, and Anthony Smith, 22, with a sixth person, Nateemah Ware, later charged with hindering apprehension by hiding two suspects in her apartment. Indictments announced by a grand jury included felony murder and aggravated assault for several of the men, and tampering with evidence and related counts for others.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the arrest of suspects, or saw activity near the hotel that night, please share what is known with investigators.