A family gathering in Conyers, Georgia turned deadly on the night of June 13, 2025 when 30-year-old Dearrius Davenport was fatally shot in the chest after an argument at a house on Janice Lane. Davenport, a U.S. Army veteran and father, was found lying in the road and pronounced dead at the scene after stepping in to try to de-escalate and protect a younger female cousin.

Witnesses identified 33-year-old Tamorris D’tron Tyler as the shooter. Tyler, who has a prior felony conviction, fled but was located after a multi-hour search involving the Conyers Police Department and the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and was arrested in the early morning of June 14. He was charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and booked into the Rockdale County Jail.

The violence didn’t end there: the following day shots were fired at a vigil for Davenport in a nearby neighborhood. No injuries were reported and police believe the two incidents are connected; an investigation into the vigil shooting is ongoing and a reward has been offered for information. If anyone has information about either shooting or knew Dearrius, please come forward to aid the investigation.