A family argument in a Douglasville home turned deadly on October 25, 2023, when 66-year-old Walter Jackson Sr. was found fatally shot on the kitchen floor of a North Bear Drive residence. Deputies had responded to a 911 call reporting a person had been shot and arrived to discover a woman holding a baby who said the shooter remained inside the house.

Deputies encountered the shooter, who opened fire and struck one deputy multiple times; officers returned fire and wounded the gunman. Another woman inside the home was also shot. The suspect was identified as 27-year-old Jonathan Christian Roman, described as Jackson’s great-nephew. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to lead the inquiry into the officer-involved shooting and Jackson’s homicide.

What details about that evening or the people involved might help explain how the argument escalated to such violence?