On the morning of August 17, 2024, police in Austell, Georgia, responded to a report of a person shot at a residence on Clay Road. Officers arrived at 10:37 a.m. and found 26-year-old Pablo Alejandro Sandoval of Kennesaw lying in the front yard with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Austell Fire Department responders attempted aid but Sandoval was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cobb County authorities identified and arrested 39-year-old Anthony Alex McDuffie of Marietta within hours. McDuffie was booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on charges of voluntary manslaughter and additional firearms counts and is being held without bond. The motive has not been released and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone has information about Sandoval or the events on Clay Road that morning, please contact the authorities handling the case.