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Chamori Levelle Callender was 17 when he was fatally shot in the early morning hours of July 5, 2024, at an apartment complex on Wexford Hills Parkway in Smyrna, Georgia. The shooting followed what police described as a planned marijuana purchase that turned violent; neighbors initially mistook the gunfire for leftover Fourth of July fireworks.

Investigators say at least four young men, aged about 18 to 22, were involved. Two men who arrived in a car reportedly came out with a rifle. As Callender and another person tried to flee by jumping over a fence, shots were fired. Callender was struck and later died; the companion was assaulted but not seriously injured.

Smyrna police used cell phone technology and their crime-fighting center to identify two suspects quickly. Within hours, arrest warrants were obtained for brothers Kyle Bute, 18, and Chris Bute, 22, and both were booked into the Cobb County Jail on charges that include murder and two counts of aggravated assault.

Did anyone in the Smyrna area see activity around Wexford Hills Parkway that night or know more about the people involved?