Kenneth Anthony Payton, 20, was fatally shot on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in South Fulton, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The South Fulton Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the shooting.

In January 2024 authorities publicly identified a person of interest in a homicide that occurred the same day and in the same area, and news coverage linked Payton’s death to that person of interest. Few specifics have been released about the circumstances, motive, or how investigators connected the cases. As of early 2026 no arrests have been announced and no suspect identity has been publicly disclosed; the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone has information about Kenneth Payton, the shooting on March 28, 2023, or events in South Fulton that day, please share what is known with investigators.