ShaQuvais Quay Dean, 17, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of April 27, 2024, in the parking lot of a Planet Fitness on Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard in Macon, Georgia. Deputies responded to reports of a large fight shortly before 2:00 a.m.; they found Dean with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead on arrival by the coroner.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation. On May 3, 2024, authorities announced the arrests of two men at a residence on Swan Drive: 21-year-old Daeshawn Markell Hardwick and 20-year-old Jaylon Emanuel Stephens. Hardwick was charged with murder; Stephens was also charged with murder and had additional outstanding warrants for firearms and gang-related offenses. Officials said the investigation remains active and urged anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone was at the Planet Fitness parking lot that night or has information about the fight or the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.