Rodney Jaylin Alfred was a 24-year-old Black man who had moved from Queens to the Atlanta area chasing music, business ambitions, and a bigger future. On the night of June 14, 2023, officers responded about 9:30 p.m. to a shooting at a townhome in the Princeton Village community on Princeton Avenue in College Park. Investigators found two men with gunshot wounds to the head; Rodney Alfred was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man, 26-year-old Indio Jimenez, was critically wounded and taken to hospital.

Local reporting says police took a suspect into custody the following day. Jesse Johnson, 25, was arrested less than half a mile from the townhome after he reportedly showed up at the front door and attempted to go inside. After that arrest, authorities continued pursuing leads and working to clarify the full sequence of events and the roles involved. Rodney’s obituary described him as an artistically driven young entrepreneur whose life was cut short by this violence.

If anyone knew Rodney, his friends, or his movements in College Park that night, please share information with investigators.