Kendarrius Jarnard Spear, 19, was killed the night of June 25, 2024, in DeKalb County. Police were called to the 5900 block of Sutcliffe Square and found him on a sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators treated the death as a homicide and later tied the killing to a robbery.

Spear was remembered as a former Alcovy High School basketball player and a college student. In the weeks after the shooting, authorities arrested two suspects: Jaylen Bailey, 17 at the time, and 23-year-old Samuel Ponder. Police later named a third alleged participant, Jordan Finnissee, described by family as Spear’s best friend, and said he was wanted in connection with the murder and robbery. Reporting said the case involved armed robbery and felony murder charges for the suspects who had been detained while Finnissee remained at large.

The family publicly said they believed Spear had been betrayed and lured into danger by someone he trusted. If anyone knew Kendarrius Spear, his movements that night, or has information about Jordan Finnissee, please come forward with what you know.