Cortavius Hassan Ates, 25, was killed in a shooting on February 10, 2024, in Macon, Georgia. Deputies responding to reports of shots fired near Jeffersonville Road and Roseview Drive found Ates unresponsive in an overturned vehicle with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene by the deputy coroner.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office mobilized multiple units, including the Gang Unit, Drug Unit and Special Response Team, working with the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Taskforce. Arrests followed: on February 15, 31-year-old Kendarrious Rayshun Cone was charged with murder, aggravated assault and conspiracy to distribute marijuana; on February 16, 29-year-old Marion Antonio Curry was charged with murder and criminal street gang activity in addition to an existing aggravated assault warrant. Two more suspects were later booked — 19-year-old Shamar Tyrell Stewart and 19-year-old Frederick Lewis Hill Jr. — each charged with murder, aggravated assault and participation in criminal street gang activity. All four were denied bond and held at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center as the investigation continued.

Did anyone in the area witness the shooting or have information about the events leading up to that afternoon?