A verbal dispute in the parking lot of the Lovejoy Village Shopping Complex on Tara Boulevard in Jonesboro turned deadly on June 25, 2025. Seventeen-year-old Qi’Adrian Gordon was shot multiple times after witnesses reported hearing about four gunshots; a vehicle was seen quickly leaving the scene. Emergency responders pronounced Gordon dead at the scene.

Clayton County police identified 22-year-old Yahiko West as the suspected gunman and took him into custody less than 24 hours after the shooting. Surveillance footage from the shopping plaza reportedly captured images related to the incident. Authorities say Gordon and West were not known to each other before the altercation.

West was charged with malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, booked into the Clayton County Jail, and denied bond at his initial court appearance. Does anyone have information about the dispute that led to the shooting or the vehicle seen leaving the parking lot?