Tajay Omarian Bramwell, 21, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 9, 2024. DeKalb County Police responded to reports of gunfire around 1 a.m. at the Spring Trace Apartments on Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain and found Bramwell inside a vehicle in the complex’s parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not released a motive or identified any suspects, and the circumstances leading to the shooting remain unclear. Family and friends remembered Bramwell as a loving soul; his funeral was held July 20, 2024, at Divine Mortuary Services in Lithonia. The incident also prompted questions about security at the apartment complex where it occurred.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the DeKalb County Police Department.