On the evening of June 29, 2026, 17-year-old Fernando Chacon Santana was found fatally shot on the 40 block of Darwin Drive in Jonesboro. A student at Mundy’s Mill High School, Fernando also did occasional tattoo designs. Officers who responded to a report of a person down discovered his body and he was pronounced deceased at the scene; the Clayton County Medical Examiner later identified him.

Detectives canvassed the neighborhood, sought witnesses and reviewed available surveillance footage as part of a homicide investigation. Fernando’s parents, Fernando Chacon Rodriquez and Xochitly Santana Cortes, and his three siblings were left mourning. As of early July 2026 no suspects, motive or arrests have been announced and the case remains active.

If anyone saw activity near Darwin Drive that night or has information that could help investigators, please contact the Clayton County Police Department.