Incident

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3-09-2025 Georgia Powder Springs 1-1

Location

March 09, 2025

3200 block of New MacLand Rd
Powder Springs, Georgia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Ashton Hornsby
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Acquaintance
Name: Carlos Diaz
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
House party / Block Party / Park Party / Private Parties at event spaces / Weddings and Funerals, ETC

Notes

After-prom party

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wsbradio.com/news/crime-and-law/former-cobb-county-high-school-student-fatally-shot-after-prom-party-police-say/JNALZRXYNFCY7KDL7HEQSLHV54/

URL: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/03/10/shooting-after-prom-party-turns-deadly-cobb-county-warrants-show/

URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/suspect-arrested-after-teen-shot-to-death-at-prom-night-party-in-cobb/67PH6RNKEVGDVKPUNT2NLOJ32M/

URL: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/deadly-after-prom-shooting-cobb-county-1-arrested/85-d95206c1-d230-4372-af1e-2ac8f8f205ee

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 33
State House District: 38