In the pre-dawn hours of October 16, 2023, a man was found shot inside a parked vehicle on Allen Street in Buford, Georgia. Gwinnett County Police responded to a person-shot call shortly before 3 a.m.; the victim, 35-year-old Quentin Jeremiah Cantrell, was taken to a hospital and later died of his injuries. Investigators opened a homicide probe, canvassed the neighborhood for evidence and asked the public for help.

Detectives said they were initially seeking at least two people in connection with the shooting. By November 2023 authorities identified two suspects: 46-year-old Demetrick Davis of Versailles, Kentucky, who was arrested in Lexington and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault, and 33-year-old Rodericus Jackson of Buford, for whom Gwinnett County Police had obtained warrants on the same charges; Jackson’s whereabouts were described as unknown at the time. Quentin Cantrell was remembered by family and friends for his radiant smile and loving spirit and was a 2007 graduate of Buford High School.

If anyone saw activity on Allen Street around 3 a.m. on October 16, 2023, or has information about Jackson’s whereabouts, please share what is known with investigators.