Deondrey Pierre Florence, Sr., 41, was shot and killed in Barnesville, Georgia, late on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Officers found him deceased near the 200 block of Southland Drive at about 11:45 p.m. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist the Barnesville Police Department’s homicide probe.

Investigators identified a primary suspect as 17-year-old Arrington Mckheil Bostic of Monticello and issued a public alert that he was considered armed and dangerous. On September 29, 2025, Bostic was arrested and charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Two others were also arrested: 18-year-old Ferrijha Sakarra Sims of Flovilla on a tampering with evidence charge, and 19-year-old Wadderius Dyjon Brown of Barnesville on a charge of making false statements; all were booked at the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office.

Florence, born February 29, 1984, in Chicago, worked as a machine operator at Langdale for three years and was a father of four. Family and friends remembered him for enjoying movies, bowling, and football and for how much he cherished time with his children. The investigation remains active; does anyone with information about that night or Florence’s movements near Southland Drive come forward?