Kemani Ridgeway, 20, was shot in east Macon, Georgia, on January 9, 2015. Around 4 p.m. he and his girlfriend pulled up beside a vacant building near a gas station on Tredway Drive near Shurling Drive. Ridgeway stepped out and spoke with three men; during the encounter one man produced a firearm and shot him in the chest. He was taken to a local hospital and died later that evening. His death was ruled a homicide.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigated and identified 16-year-old Demarcus Smith as the suspected shooter. Smith was arrested and charged as an adult with murder and engaging in criminal street gang activity, with authorities saying the shooting was connected to a local gang. He was taken to the county Regional Youth Detention Center following the arrest.

If anyone witnessed the encounter on Tredway Drive or has information about the men who were with Ridgeway that afternoon, contact investigators.