In the winter of 2015, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in a quiet apartment complex in unincorporated Lawrenceville, Georgia. Stacy Hall, a 24-year-old African American male, was found shot to death on February 9, 2015, just a week after celebrating his birthday. The grim discovery was made by his mother, Dawn Hall-Porter, who had received a distressing phone call at work about a shooting involving her son.
When she arrived at the apartment, she found the door slightly ajar and inside, the bodies of her son and his 22-year-old friend, Kory Moss.
Responding to a 'person shot' call, officers from the Gwinnett County Police Department arrived at the Wesley Herrington apartment complex to find both Hall and Moss deceased from gunshot wounds. The case was immediately investigated as a double homicide. In the initial stages of the investigation, police cleared the apartment and searched for any potential suspects or additional victims, but found none. Relatives described Hall as someone who was getting his life back on track.
The investigation into the murders of Stacy Hall and Kory Moss has been ongoing for years, yet the case remains unsolved. No suspects have been publicly identified or charged with the murders. However, investigators were able to identify a suspect vehicle from surveillance footage, described as a tan or gold Ford Five Hundred. In a peripheral development, a man named Jermaine Barker was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence and making false statements. It is believed he may have been in the apartment when the two men were killed, but a direct link to the murders has not been established.
The lack of resolution in the case has been a source of immense and ongoing pain for Stacy Hall's family. His mother has spoken publicly about the chaos and heartbreak that has consumed her life since her son's death. She continues to be a vocal advocate for justice, not only for her son and his friend but for all families affected by unsolved homicides. The Gwinnett County Police Department has stated their continued commitment to solving the case and urges anyone with information to come forward. A reward is available for information leading to an arrest and indictment.
