Zoey Price, a 7-year-old first grader at SLAM Atlanta Charter School, was killed in a drive-by shooting at her family’s home on Tiger Flowers Drive in the Dixie Hills neighborhood of Atlanta on the night of February 24, 2026. Known for dance, cheerleading and basketball, Zoey was struck by a bullet and died after police officers rushed her to the hospital. Her mother, 44-year-old Cassandra Ervin, was wounded and suffered a bullet lodged in her ribs.

Police say the attack followed a verbal dispute earlier that day between 19-year-old Preston Smith and Zoey’s brother; Smith allegedly threatened to shoot up the home. Later that evening, Smith and 17-year-old Steven Richardson drove to the Price residence and opened fire, investigators say. Richardson surrendered to Fulton County Jail on February 28 and Smith surrendered on March 2. Both teens face charges including murder, aggravated assault, third-degree cruelty to children, criminal damage to property, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

The neighborhood left flowers, balloons and stuffed animals outside the house as officials condemned the killing and vowed accountability. Did anyone in Dixie Hills see activity near Tiger Flowers Drive that night or have information about the dispute earlier that day?