A dispute at the Magnolia Acres apartment complex in Waynesboro, Georgia, ended in gunfire in the early hours of Sunday, September 24, 2017, leaving 35-year-old Ronald Henry Davis dead. Officers and emergency personnel found Davis with multiple gunshot wounds shortly after 1:00 a.m.; he was taken to Burke Medical Center and later pronounced dead.

The Waynesboro Police Department, Burke County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified and arrested 36-year-old Marion Leon Hamilton Jr. at a nearby convenience store. Hamilton was charged with murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; reports said he had facial injuries from the altercation. Authorities also sought 22-year-old James Abrams Jr. for obstruction and interfering with the crime scene.

Anyone who knew Ronald Henry Davis, or who has information about what happened at Magnolia Acres that night, is asked to come forward.