GBI requests the public's help to find suspects in death examinations

Manchester – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation requests the public's help to find a suspect in connection with a death examination.

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The GBI and the Manchester police ask for the help of the public in the search for Kimani Copeland, who is charged with a serious attack and murder in connection with the death of Shawn Jackson, Jr., 29, from Fayetteville, GA.

The charges result from a shootout that took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, around 12:00 p.m. in Manchester, Meriwether County, Georgia.

The preliminary investigation shows that the Manchester police were sent in a house in the Maple Street house in relation to a shootout in a house in the Maple Street. When the officials arrived, they found that Jackson Jr. had been shot in front of the house after a dispute between two people.

Jackson Jr. died of his injuries on site.

This investigation is active and continuous. Anyone who has information about this investigation or the location of Kimani Copeland is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Midland (Columbus) at (706) 565-7888 or the Manchester police at (706) 846-3155. Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the phone number 1-800-597 tips (8477), online at or when downloading the view some mobile app.

As soon as the examination has been completed, the COWETA Justicial Circuit Circuit Circuitan walks will be handed over for law enforcement.