In the early morning hours of September 11, 2016, a gathering that started as an after-party following a night out in Moultrie, Georgia, ended in tragedy. Anthony Dale Lee II, a 27-year-old male, was shot and killed. An autopsy later confirmed that he died from a gunshot wound to his back. The Moultrie Police Department, alerted to the sound of gunshots while investigating a complaint of loud music, discovered the scene at a residence near the intersection of Fourth Street and Second Avenue Northwest.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist with the homicide investigation. Their inquiries into the circumstances of the shooting led to the identification of suspects. On the same day as the incident, police arrested 29-year-old Randall Maurice Lyles. He was subsequently charged with felony murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. At the time of his arrest, Lyles had a prior conviction for first-degree forgery.
Randall Lyles's brother, 26-year-old Rakeem Martez Lyles, was also taken into custody at the same time on an outstanding probation violation warrant. While he was arrested in connection with the events of that morning, official reports did not immediately clarify if he was also a suspect in the shooting itself.
Another name, Carlos Heard, has been mentioned in online discussions by those familiar with the case as having been charged with the murder of Anthony Lee. However, official sources and news reports have not confirmed this information. The legal proceedings following the arrest of Randall Maurice Lyles have not been publicly detailed, and there is no readily available information about a trial, conviction, or sentencing in the murder of Anthony Dale Lee II.
