On the morning of October 5, 2024, 22-year-old Stephon Jones of Hephzibah, Georgia, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Oak View Place Apartments. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office was called about a shooting at about 3:03 a.m.; deputies found Jones with at least one gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 a.m.

Investigators say the confrontation involved another man, later identified as 29-year-old Charlie Demos. Demos reportedly accused Jones of hiding something behind his back; when Jones raised his hands to show he was unarmed, Demos opened fire, striking Jones multiple times at point-blank range. The incident is being investigated as a homicide.

If anyone witnessed the shooting in the Oak View Place Apartments parking lot that morning or has information about the events leading up to it, please contact the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.