On the evening of October 4, 2024, 32-year-old Arthur Braxton was found in the parking lot outside the El Presidente Mexican Restaurant on 8th Street in Augusta, Georgia, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Richmond County Sheriff’s deputies arrived just before 8 p.m.; Braxton was pronounced dead at 8:45 p.m. The scene was cordoned off and investigators began interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence.

Local reporting that followed named 28-year-old Malik Dunbar, a basketball player recently released from a contract with Scotland’s Caledonia Gladiators, as a person of interest in the killing. Officials confirmed one person had been detained in connection with the shooting but did not immediately release identity or charges; the investigation remained ongoing. Prior to being linked to this case, Dunbar had an August arrest for possessing a firearm or knife and for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute.

If anyone witnessed the shooting that night or has information about what happened outside El Presidente on October 4, please share what is known with investigators.