Marcus Deon Ball Jr. was a one-year-old boy killed in Fort Valley, Georgia, when a stray bullet entered his family’s Lakeview Apartments unit on July 20, 2022. The shooting happened outside the building during a dispute that escalated into gunfire; the bullet penetrated the apartment wall and struck the toddler. His infant sister, Markailey Ball, was also hit and seriously injured.

Authorities say the shooting prompted a criminal investigation that identified and led to the arrest of three men. One man has been convicted in connection with the boy’s death and sentenced to life without parole as of May 2025. Other developments in the case occurred after July 20, 2022.

Does anyone who lived near Lakeview Apartments in July 2022 have information about the dispute or the people involved that could help investigators?