Deshawn Casey, 34, was shot and killed in an Atlanta apartment in the Buckhead neighborhood in the early morning of August 7, 2025. Atlanta police responded to a Peachtree Road apartment complex around 2:30 a.m. and found Casey with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

Casey had been with a cousin who was visiting from Florida when a dispute between them escalated to gunfire. Officers took the cousin into custody at the scene; authorities said charges were pending but did not release the cousin’s identity. The investigation into the family dispute and the shooting was reported to be ongoing.

Does anyone have information about that night or knew Deshawn Casey and can help clarify what happened?