In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Americus, Georgia, a domestic dispute escalated into a fatal exchange of gunfire, leaving two men dead. The incident, which occurred on May 24, 2023, claimed the life of 26-year-old JeKwan Jamal Cobb.
Police were dispatched to an apartment on Country Club Drive at approximately 10:25 p.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered two men with gunshot wounds. Michael Darnell Atkins, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene. Cobb was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment but ultimately succumbed to his injuries. He passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at a trauma center in Macon, Georgia.
Investigators determined that the two men had shot at each other during the course of their dispute. Authorities have stated that there is no indication of any other suspects being involved in the altercation. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was brought in to assist with the case.
Je'Kwan, who was born on July 25, 1996, in Americus, was a graduate of Terrell High School's class of 2014. He was employed with Jaxx Logistics in Albany and EIM Transportation in Dawson. His funeral service was held on June 3, 2023, at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Smithville, Georgia, and he was interred at Eastview Cemetery in Americus.
