Mason Lynn Mayes, 17, was found gravely wounded on the morning of March 26, 2022, on the balcony of a Roswell apartment at the Spring River Luxury Apartment Homes on North Sycamore Avenue. Officers were called around 7 a.m.; Mayes had a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to a local hospital, where he did not survive. The scene pointed to sudden violence inside the shared unit that spilled onto the balcony.

Investigators quickly focused on Mayes’s roommate, 19-year-old Darin Penn. Police said Penn called 911, and when officers arrived he was found hiding in a bedroom closet. A rifle believed to be the weapon was recovered at the apartment. Early reports noted Penn might have been under the influence of drugs and possibly delusional when he fired. Does anyone have information about what happened in that apartment that morning or knew Mason or his roommate?