Chancellore Jabez Donaldson, 22, was killed in Rome, Georgia, in the early morning hours of April 19, 2026. Known to family and friends as Chance, he was described as warm-hearted and uplifting. The shooting occurred outside the Family Dollar on North Broad Street after an altercation that began inside a club.

According to his mother, Donaldson intervened to protect a woman who was being assaulted. After being slapped, he walked away but was followed to his car; the man is believed to have struck him with a gun and then shot him as Donaldson attempted to leave. He was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead.

The Rome Police Department identified 25-year-old Chancelor Lamar Crawford as the suspect and obtained a felony murder warrant. Authorities believe Crawford may be in Northwest Georgia or Metro Atlanta and warned he should be considered armed and dangerous. Services were scheduled at Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with interment at Eastview Cemetery.

Did anyone in the community see the confrontation or have information about the suspect’s whereabouts?