Ervin Smith, 59, of Fort Gaines, Georgia, was shot on the afternoon of January 24, 2024, on Doughty Road and was flown to Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. He later died from that gunshot wound, with his obituary saying he succumbed after a hard-fought battle on February 5, 2024. The shooting prompted a homicide investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation at the request of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators said they located a man near the scene almost immediately; authorities identified him as 33-year-old Keddrick Hall of Fort Gaines. The GBI reported Hall was arrested and taken to the Randolph County Jail and charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Smith’s obituary describes him as a man born in Alabama and remembered by family as a person of faith whose final days followed the shooting. If anyone knew Ervin Smith or has information about the events on Doughty Road on January 24, what can be shared with investigators?