Jeremiah Emmanuel Griffin, 32, was shot and killed on the evening of Monday, December 11, 2023, at the Smart Grocery on Wrightsboro Road in Augusta, Georgia. Known to friends and family as Jerm, he was involved in a verbal argument that escalated; Richmond County deputies responded to reports of gunfire around 8:50 p.m. and found Griffin with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:30 p.m.

Investigators identified two people connected to the incident. Authorities allege 16-year-old Sanqwon Berry shot Griffin with a 9mm handgun during the altercation. The vehicle that brought Berry to the store was driven by 21-year-old Tashanna Renee McDaniel; investigators say she fled the scene after the shooting and did not report it. McDaniel was arrested two days later and charged with murder. Berry was publicly identified as the shooter in January 2024 and was sought on murder and weapons charges.

The Smart Grocery has a documented history of violence, with reports of multiple prior shootings at that location and nearby apartment complexes cited as trouble spots. Does anyone have information about what happened that night or knew Jeremiah Griffin?