Deondra Barksdale, 23, was killed by a stray bullet on the night of June 24, 2023, in Washington, Georgia. She had just left a package store around 11 p.m. after buying juice for her young daughter when a dispute nearby escalated into gunfire and a bullet struck her in the head. She was taken first to a local hospital and then airlifted to a trauma center in Augusta, where she died.

Authorities say the shooting began during a confrontation near the store. Cedric Antonio Norman, 21 at the time, is accused of firing the weapon; his mother was also wounded in the arm as she reportedly tried to intervene. Law enforcement, including the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, sought Norman; he surrendered to the Sheriff’s Office after several days in custody accompanied by family members.

Norman has been charged with murder, four counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and gang-related activity, and is held at the Wilkes County Jail on a substantial bond awaiting prosecution by the District Attorney’s Office. Did anyone see the dispute outside the store that night or have information about what led to the shooting?