Michael JMai Palmer was 14 when he was found shot and unresponsive in an apartment at the Miller Homes complex off Dubois Street in Pembroke, Georgia, on May 10, 2024. Responding officers discovered him in a bedroom; he was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for autopsy. His mother said she found him in a puddle of blood with a wound to the back of his head.

The GBI took over the investigation at the Pembroke Police Department’s request and investigators identified two suspects. On May 12, 2024, 16-year-old Israel Lee Williams of Pembroke was arrested and charged with murder and booked into the Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center. On February 5, 2025, 19-year-old Emmanuel Lee Williams was arrested in Coffee County, Tennessee, during a traffic stop and faced Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and False Statements; he was held pending extradition to Georgia.

Michael was an eighth-grade student in Bryan County and his death devastated his family, including his mother and younger brother, and the local community. Does anyone have information about Michael, his activities in Pembroke, or the Miller Homes complex that could help fill gaps in the timeline?