Stephen Bailey, a 28-year-old Black / African American man, was found shot to death inside a home on the 2400 block of Brentwood Court in Decatur’s Candler/McAfee neighborhood on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Paramedics were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead; the next morning authorities formally identified him and classified the case as a homicide.

DeKalb County Police responded and detectives conducted a visible canvass, going door-to-door and collecting surveillance footage from nearby homes and businesses as they worked to reconstruct events that led to the shooting. Initial law enforcement reports did not provide a motive, and no arrests or suspect descriptions have been released.

Anyone who may have seen or heard anything in the area on August 13, or who has surveillance footage, is asked to contact the DeKalb County Police anonymous tip line with information.