Late on the evening of Sunday, December 3, 2023, a dispute at a Burger King on Veterans Boulevard in Dublin, Georgia escalated into gunfire that killed 19-year-old Jeremiah D’Angelo Watkins. Watkins, who was not a restaurant employee, arrived with another 19-year-old, Johnny Hall, and a confrontation that began among staff continued into the parking lot. Both Watkins and Hall drew firearms and exchanged shots; both men were struck and a woman with Hall was also injured. Watkins died of his wounds; Hall and the woman were taken to a local hospital.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called to lead an active, ongoing inquiry, with findings to be referred to the Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office when complete. No information about arrests or charges in connection with Watkins’s death has been released. Born November 4, 2004, Watkins had recently graduated from Dublin City Schools and worked at Walmart; family remembered him as loving and caring.

If anyone witnessed the December 3 shooting or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.