On the night of December 9, 2018, a birthday celebration at Traxx Lounge and Grill in McDonough, Georgia, ended in a fatal stray bullet. Thirty-one-year-old DeCoby Barlow was getting into a car in the parking lot when gunfire erupted after a dispute inside the club spilled outside. Barlow was not involved in the altercation; he was struck and killed as an shooting between others continued. The building was left riddled with bullet holes and Barlow’s cousin, who witnessed the shooting, called it the worst thing he had ever been through.

McDonough police identified three suspects: Jalon Edwards, Colton Sims, and Monte Glover Jr. All three were arrested and later tried; a jury found them guilty on multiple felonies, including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Each received life sentences.

If anyone was at Traxx Lounge that night or has information about the events that led to the shooting, please come forward.