Aaron Hines, 33, known across Atlanta as Coach Ball, was shot and killed on July 24, 2025, inside a townhome in the Skylar at Hill Street community on Skylar Way SE. Officers arrived just after 2:30 p.m. and found him with a gunshot wound; medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Hines led youth teams including the Georgia Rattlers and was remembered by parents and relatives as a mentor, disciplinarian, father figure, and steady presence for boys who needed guidance on and off the field.

Initial police statements said persons of interest were being reviewed. The investigation moved quickly: police arrested 36-year-old Tavaris Williams on July 25 after an encounter tied to an earlier homicide at a gas station on Memorial Drive SE. Investigators later connected Williams to Hines’ killing, which police said occurred about 92 minutes after the Memorial Drive shooting. Williams was charged with two counts of murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and was booked into the Fulton County jail.

The arrests and charges had been announced, but no trial or conviction was reported. Does anyone who knew Aaron, coached with him, or was at the Skylar at Hill Street community that afternoon have information that could help clarify what happened?