A confrontation on the evening of Sunday, June 4, 2023, near Jake McCaw Road in the Kibbee area of Montgomery County, Georgia, ended with 23-year-old Mason Andrew McCarty of Vidalia shot about 7:20 p.m. Emergency crews first took McCarty by ambulance to a field for an awaiting medical helicopter; he was first stabilized at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia and then airlifted to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. McCarty died of his injuries the next day, Monday, June 5, 2023. He was a native of Toombs County and worked as a mechanic and carpenter, leaving behind a fiancée, a young son, and a daughter.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to lead the inquiry. Authorities arrested 27-year-old Hunter Blake Kersey on June 28, 2023, charging him with malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault; Kersey initially claimed he acted in self-defense. A Montgomery County jury later returned not guilty verdicts on the malice murder and felony murder charges in February 2026, while sentencing on the aggravated assault charge remained pending.

Does anyone have information about the evening of June 4, 2023, or knew Mason and can help fill gaps in the timeline?