Shane Patrick Gilleland, 51, was fatally shot on June 5, 2023, at a residence on Belvedere Drive in Gainesville, Georgia. The shooting happened just after 11 p.m. while Gilleland and his girlfriend were temporarily staying with the homeowner. Gilleland’s girlfriend was present but not physically harmed.

The homeowner, 48-year-old Robert Adam Maggio, was interviewed by investigators the next evening and was arrested and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault with a firearm. Authorities reported an altercation between Maggio and Gilleland, but the motive has not been released and remains under investigation.

Gilleland was a chef who graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Atlanta; friends and family described him as an incredible man who was gone too soon. If anyone witnessed the incident or has information about what led to the altercation, please share what you know.