Brian Rashad Obama was a 23-year-old Black male remembered by loved ones as a quiet, calming, and humble man who was brave, caring, and authentic. Those who knew him said he touched many lives with his sincerity and was loved wholeheartedly.
In the pre-dawn hours of April 10, 2024, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at 4:23 a.m. about an unresponsive person in Macon, Georgia. Deputies were dispatched to the 3000 block of Ruark Circle, where they found Brian. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene by a deputy coroner.
Investigators began looking into the circumstances of Brian’s death and soon connected it to another homicide that occurred the same day, the shooting death of Anthonio Dewayne McNeill. The investigation led authorities to identify several suspects. On April 22, 2024, a joint team of Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies and the U.S.
Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended two people at a residence on Tredway Drive around 9:00 a.m. The suspects were identified as 18-year-old Xalayah Nahri Green and 20-year-old Peair Dennard Harvey.
A third suspect, 17-year-old Julio Angelo Timley, was arrested on April 30, 2024. All three individuals were transported to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. Green, Harvey, and Timley have each been charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of Brian Obama and Anthonio McNeill. They are all being held without bond.
As of the latest developments in April 2024, the murder charges against the three suspects remain pending trial. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities ask that anyone with information contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
