Late on September 1, 2023, officers and EMS responded to a shooting at the Connection Apartments on Stambuk Lane in Statesboro, Georgia. A 20-year-old man, identified as Larry Maurice Chapman III of Savannah, was found on a stairway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to East Georgia Regional Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.

Detectives interviewed the person who fired the shots and others who were inside the apartment, and they examined physical evidence from the scene. Investigators concluded the shooting was not random but specific to that apartment. After consulting the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit’s District Attorney’s Office, police announced the death had been ruled an act of self-defense and no charges would be filed; the case was closed without arrests.

If anyone knew Larry or was present at the Connection Apartments that night and has more information, please share what can help clarify what happened.