Sidney Edwards was fatally shot at a residence on Peoples Street in Covington, Georgia, late on the evening of June 7, 2026. Officers responded after a 911 caller reported that someone had been killed. Edwards was found on the front porch with a single gunshot wound to his upper right chest; he was transported to Piedmont Newton Hospital but did not survive.

Inside the house officers found 65-year-old Stanley Day Hurst with a facial laceration. A small black pistol was recovered from the front yard and two spent shell casings plus one live round were located on the porch where Edwards lay. Hurst received treatment at the hospital, was later booked at the Newton County Detention Center and charged with voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; he is being held without bond.

What did neighbors on Peoples Street see or hear around 11 p.m. that night?