Darrin Bernard Barnes, a 43-year-old male, was fatally shot in Monroe, Georgia, in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 6, 2018. The incident occurred at a party on Tanglewood Drive where an altercation escalated into gunfire. Barnes, a resident of Duluth, was killed as a result of the shooting. The Monroe Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation were called to the scene to investigate the homicide.
In the days following the shooting, another man, Shaun Barfield, was also fatally shot in the same Tanglewood neighborhood. This led to a broader investigation into both deaths. Authorities publicly identified 24-year-old Qumentiz Marquez McKibben as a suspect. While some news outlets initially reported that McKibben was wanted for the murder of Darrin Bernard Barnes, most reports later clarified that he was a suspect in the shooting death of Shaun Barfield. McKibben was described as a Black male.
After a manhunt, Qumentiz Marquez McKibben was apprehended on May 22, 2018, by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Covington area and was subsequently held in the Newton County Jail. While he was officially charged with the murder of Shaun Barfield, law enforcement officials indicated that the investigations into both the Barnes and Barfield deaths were ongoing and that they expected to make additional arrests. It was also mentioned that McKibben might have a possible connection to the murder of Darrin Barnes the night before Barfield's death. However, no definitive information has been released confirming that McKibben or any other individual was ever formally charged, tried, or convicted for the murder of Darrin Bernard Barnes.
