Calvin Jerome Smith Jr. was 19 when he was shot and killed in Americus, Georgia on August 8, 2022. The Americus Police Department asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to assist on August 9 as the death investigation began. Smith was known by several nicknames, including Moochie Man, Duke, and MoneyBagg, and was remembered by acquaintances as funny, smart, and very loving to people.

Investigators arrested three men in connection with the case in the weeks after the slaying. On August 25, 2022, 23-year-old Charles Harvey Jr. was taken into custody in Cordele and was to be booked on charges of burglary and murder. The following day, 24-year-old Donta Walton and 24-year-old Karmil Hamilton were arrested in Americus and booked into the Sumter County Law Enforcement Center on similar burglary and murder charges. Authorities asked anyone with additional information to come forward as the investigation continued.

If anyone knew Calvin or has information about what happened that night, please share what you can with investigators.