Timothy Coleman,20, Kingston Cottman, 18, and Tahkel Beverly-Smart face sentencing in connection with a 'gang-related' Sweet 16 shooting in Douglasville, Atlanta on On March 4, 2023. Investigators believe a social media comment about a gang member's suicide is what led to the shooting where more than 100 people were in attendance at a Sweet 16. Two teens, 14-year-old Aj'anaye Hill and 15-year-old Samuel Moon, were killed. Several other teens were wounded. None of them were the intended target. All three were acquitted of murder charges. Coleman and Cottman were found guilty of aggravated assault, violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of an illegal weapon in October. Beverly-Smart was found guilty of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. |