A verbal dispute on Habersham Drive in LaGrange, Georgia, turned lethal in the late afternoon of a Saturday in November 2020. Around 3:30 p.m. the argument between 47-year-old Roger Smith and a teenage male escalated; witnesses said both people produced handguns and multiple shots were fired. Smith was struck several times in the torso. Emergency medical personnel tried to render aid, but he was pronounced deceased.

The teenage suspect, described as a Black male, fled on foot immediately after the shooting and had not been identified or apprehended at the time of the initial investigation. The LaGrange Police Department asked the public for information, and no arrests have been publicly announced in connection with Roger Smith’s death.

If anyone remembers the incident or has information about who was involved or the suspect’s whereabouts, please share what is known.