Christopher Dale James Suttles was 39 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 7, 2023, in a wooded lot on Merchants Way in Brunswick, Georgia. Officers from the Glynn County Police Department responded about 2:45 a.m. to reports of shots fired at a location known to be a homeless encampment and found Suttles with a single gunshot wound. Despite on-scene CPR by officers and transport to Southeast Georgia Health System by Glynn County Fire Rescue, he was pronounced deceased.

Investigators reported witnesses at the encampment said someone had entered the camp and made a threatening statement shortly before the shooting. One witness described seeing two males, one white and one Black, running from the scene. On August 19, 2024, Glynn County police arrested 28-year-old Alex Etheredge and charged him with one count of homicide in connection with Suttles’s death; the investigation is ongoing and authorities indicated additional charges may be possible.

If anyone was at the encampment that night or has information about who entered the camp, please share what is known with investigators.