Lareon Brown, 26, a mother of three known to family as Lay Lay or LaylaBug, was shot and killed on 6th Street in Carrollton, Georgia, in the early hours of November 2, 2025. Family described her as the joyful, loving backbone of her household; she had celebrated her middle child’s birthday the day before. Around 1:30 a.m., a fight among several people escalated into gunfire.

Brown’s family says she was not involved in the altercation and was struck in the crossfire, dying at the scene. Two other people were also shot and taken to Atlanta-area hospitals, including Brown’s cousin Kathy Cheeks, who described the conflict as over nonsense that could have been avoided. Carrollton police made four arrests and charged four men with felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime: 23-year-old Cyntez Worthy of Villa Rica, 26-year-old Zontavius Vaughn of Carrollton, 31-year-old Jamine Hutchinson of Villa Rica, and 34-year-old Geriquez Shadrion Lower of Carrollton.

The investigation is ongoing; anyone with information is asked to come forward.