DeMarcus Bolton, 35, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, May 12, 2023, in southwest Atlanta. The shooting happened in the 2000 block of Sylvan Road, near a small shopping complex just north of Langford Parkway. Atlanta police were called shortly after 10 p.m. and found Bolton at the scene with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead there.

Initial investigators reported a verbal argument preceded the shooting. The man accused in Bolton’s death, 32-year-old Reginald Roberts of Forest Park, surrendered to authorities at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. After his surrender Roberts was charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Friends and family remembered Bolton as a positive presence and a father to a daughter; his death left them mourning.

If anyone witnessed the argument or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.