Brian Jeffery Haynes, 56, was found dead inside a vehicle in the 300 block of Reynolds Street in Rome, Georgia, on August 27, 2024. Police responded about 3:51 p.m. and determined Haynes had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head.

Eyewitness accounts led to the rapid arrest of 21-year-old Nigel Oliver Hall near the scene. He was booked into the Floyd County Jail and initially charged with aggravated assault and murder. Investigators later expanded the charges to include malice murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of reckless conduct, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, first-degree cruelty to children, aggravated battery, interference with government property, and criminal trespass. Those added counts are linked to two other people who were near Haynes and nearly struck by gunfire; one bullet struck a child safety seat.

A service for Haynes was held September 14, 2024, at Lovejoy Baptist Church, and he was buried at Shady Side Cemetery. If anyone has information about what happened on Reynolds Street that afternoon, please share it.