On the evening of September 30, 2023, gunfire on Rock Chapel Road in Lithonia, Georgia, left a teenage boy critically wounded. The 14-year-old was transported toward a hospital but died in transit; he was later identified as JPrince Thompson, described in reports as 15 years old at the time of his death. The sudden loss shocked the neighborhood and prompted an intensive investigation by the Lithonia Police Department.

Investigators arrested another 14-year-old in the days after the shooting. Because the suspect is a minor, the name has not been released. The juvenile faces charges of murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a juvenile. Authorities have not released a motive or detailed the relationship, if any, between the suspect and JPrince Thompson.

If anyone in Lithonia knew JPrince, saw activity on Rock Chapel Road that evening, or has information about what led to the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.