A dispute between two men in Villa Rica, Georgia, ended in a fatal shootout on the evening of May 7, 2017. The deceased is identified as 36-year-old Marko Xavier Burton of nearby Douglasville. According to police, Burton arrived at the corner of Cleghorn and McCauley streets, exited his vehicle armed, and a confrontation with 31-year-old Julius Walker of Villa Rica escalated into an exchange of gunfire.

Burton sustained at least one gunshot wound and was taken to Tanner Hospital in Villa Rica, where he was pronounced dead. An innocent bystander was struck in the crossfire, treated at a local hospital, and released. Investigators found that the firearm Burton had been carrying had been reported stolen from Paulding County. Walker was taken into custody after the shooting on an active warrant for a probation violation; he was reported unharmed. The Villa Rica Police Department asked anyone who witnessed the incident but has not spoken to investigators to come forward.

Does anyone have information about what led up to the confrontation that evening or saw events at Cleghorn and McCauley streets?