Powder Springs, Georgia – A tragic incident unfolded in Powder Springs, Georgia, when a young man lost his life in a shooting, leaving another teenager facing murder charges. The deadly altercation took place in a residential area off of Shipp Road on Wednesday evening. According to Powder Springs Police Captain Jason Holcombe, the confrontation between two groups of teens escalated from social media interactions and messages into a physical altercation. During the fight, one of the teens produced a semi-automatic gun which ultimately led to fatal consequences.
The gunshot fired during the altercation tragically struck 19-year-old Fabrice Robelin, known by friends and family as Mathew, in the neck and head. Robelin succumbed to his injuries, and his loved ones are left grappling with the immense loss. In the aftermath of the shooting, 18-year-old Coledye Warnock was apprehended and charged with murder. Authorities revealed that after the incident, Warnock fled through the woods to a nearby subdivision, confessing to a woman at her residence that he had shot someone.
Heartbroken by the devastating loss of her son, Mathew’s mother, Margalie Cherenfant, expressed her grief and called for an end to senseless gun violence among young individuals. Describing her son as her “little Prince,” Cherenfant revealed that Mathew was a recent graduate of McEachern High School and had completed his first semester of college. She passionately implored young people to refrain from resorting to violence and urged them to reconsider the tragic consequences of their actions.
As the community mourns the loss of Mathew and grapples with the repercussions of the fatal shooting, authorities are working diligently to piece together the events leading up to the tragic incident. The repercussions of gun violence extend far beyond the immediate tragedy, leaving families, friends, and communities shattered in its wake. Amidst the devastation, there is a plea for greater awareness, education, and compassion to prevent such heartbreaking losses from occurring in the future.