In the early morning hours of August 3, 2023, gunfire on the 1300 block of Society Avenue in Albany, Georgia left 34-year-old Brianna Latrell Mitchell dead and 40-year-old Shenetta Holmes wounded. Officers found both women with abdominal gunshot wounds at about 3:30 a.m.; both were transported to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, where Brianna Mitchell died and Holmes was reported to be recovering.

In September 2023 Albany police announced the arrest of 32-year-old Antwan Jamell Smith in connection with the shooting. A search of a residence on the 1600 block of Gardner Drive yielded three firearms and two ounces of marijuana. Smith was being held at the Dougherty County Jail on active probation-violation warrants at the time; authorities said additional charges related to the shooting were expected and that they were checking whether the seized firearms tied to other cases.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Brianna Mitchell, please share tips with investigators.