On the evening of June 20, 2023, gunfire erupted at the Heritage Station apartment complex in southwest Atlanta. Two men were found fatally wounded on the steps after the shooting; one was 15-year-old Mario Favors, a Black/African American male, who had been sitting with 22-year-old Deonta Brown eating chips when a gunman opened fire. A third person was wounded and survived. Surveillance footage captured a young man walking around the side of a building and shooting at the three victims, and investigators described the attack as appearing to be targeted.

Police said the investigation pointed to a dispute in the weeks before the shooting over a stolen gun involving Mario Favors. Authorities identified a suspect in the weeks after the attack; on July 13, 2023, 18-year-old Shoun Nai Gene Bilal surrendered and was charged with two counts of murder, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a machine gun. Prosecutors alleged Bilal fired about 15 rounds from a firearm modified with a switch, while the defense contended he was ambushed and acted in self-defense. Does anyone have information about Mario, the dispute over the gun, or what happened at Heritage Station that evening?