On the evening of March 17, 2026, two teenagers were found inside a vehicle on Fortune Point in the Cooks Landing neighborhood of South Fulton, Georgia, both suffering gunshot wounds. Fourteen-year-old Jeremiah Carter, a ninth-grader at Banneker High School, was among the victims; his 16-year-old friend Jamauri Smarr, a tenth-grader, also died after being taken to a hospital. School staff and students were left reeling by the sudden deaths.

Police said the shooting may have stemmed from a prior dispute and stressed that investigations were ongoing. Authorities later arrested a 14-year-old on March 22, 2026; the teen was charged with two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a person under the age of 18, and was ordered to be tried as an adult. A reward of up to $10,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

If anyone in the South Fulton area knew Jeremiah or Jamauri, or has information about their movements that night, please come forward to investigators.