On the early morning of Sunday, December 7, 2025, gunfire broke out at a block party or birthday celebration on Kaitlyn Court near East Dublin in Laurens County, Georgia. The shooting happened about 2:00 a.m.; witnesses described chaos as partygoers ran through yards to escape. Three people were struck by gunfire. Javian LaCain Smith, 19, suffered fatal injuries; two others were wounded and their names and conditions were withheld in initial reports.

Smith was a 2025 graduate of Moore Street School who worked at a local furniture warehouse. Friends and family remembered him for his kind heart, bright smile, love of music, gaming on his PS5 and his plans to join the U.S. Army. Investigators from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office were collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses; no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were reported.

Did anyone attend the gathering on Kaitlyn Court or have information that could help investigators?