Joshua Alan Swink, 41, was shot and killed on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at a residence on Shenandoah Drive in Hiram, Georgia. The shooting occurred in the early afternoon after a prospective buyer arrived to purchase a dirt bike Swink had advertised online. An argument between Swink and the buyer escalated, and the buyer allegedly shot Swink multiple times. Swink died at the scene.

The suspected shooter, 18-year-old Oscar Ubaldo Vega-Aguirre of Union City, fled on foot and tried to leave the area via a ride-sharing vehicle. Deputies, using witness descriptions, located and stopped the ride-share before it left Paulding County and arrested Vega-Aguirre without further incident. He is being held in the Paulding County Jail without bond and faces charges that include felony murder, malice murder, and aggravated assault in connection with Swink’s death.

Does anyone have information about the sale, the meeting on Shenandoah Drive, or other details that could help clarify what led to the argument?