On May 18, 2014, a planned drug meeting on Cardell Road in Austell, Georgia turned into a deadly shootout. Ryan Christopher Bobbitt, 24, of Marietta was at the scene to buy marijuana; the opposing group, there to sell drugs, included 20-year-old David Blount of Smyrna. Both Bobbitt and Blount were killed in the exchange of gunfire, and two other men were wounded.

Investigators identified four participants and arrested them. Nasjee Raquib Griffin, 19, and Jordan Malik Hughes, 19, were with Blount; Hughes was one of the wounded. Adrian Ancell Moore, 23, and Tyrell Lavance Vereen, 22, were with Bobbitt; Moore was the other wounded man. All four later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges and received 20-year prison terms.

The case closed a violent episode that claimed two young lives and underscored the risks tied to illegal drug transactions and gang activity in the area. If anyone knew Ryan Christopher Bobbitt or has information about that night, please share what you know.