Dakota Austin Bottomlee, 25, was killed in Chickamauga, Georgia, during the early hours after midnight on October 31, 2024 (technically the morning of November 1). Deputies responding to a reported cardiac arrest found Bottomlee deceased in the home’s carport with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators discovered signs of a struggle inside the residence, including a shattered glass coffee table, and recovered shell casings from two different firearms plus a toy gun.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation joined the Walker County Sheriff’s Office. Tips that a young woman, Kayla Michelle McClure, had been boasting about involvement led investigators to focus on four people. Warrants and a search in Ringgold followed; three suspects were taken into custody and a fourth was later apprehended. Evidence included social media messages and videos, and a firearm from one suspect’s residence was forensically linked to casings at the scene; McClure admitted she used an Airsoft pistol during the incident.

What details about the events that night or the defendants’ roles seem most important to you, or can anyone with information come forward?