The Brief A heartbroken mother is sharing her story for the first time after her 18-year-old son was shot and killed during a Paulding County vape pen sale last week. Investigators arrested four young suspects, including a 15-year-old, following the fatal neighborhood shooting. The grieving family is searching for answers to youth violence while funeral arrangements remain delayed.



A mourning mother is speaking out after her teenage son was shot and killed in his own neighborhood during a vape pen transaction last week, according to Paulding County investigators.

Shawnita Goosby shared the memory of her 18-year-old son, Sir Ethan Dupree Jones, describing him as a respectful young man with a big heart.

What we know:

Authorities arrested four people in connection with the killing, noting the youngest suspect is only 15 years old.

Justin Mason Joseph, 15, who faces charges as an adult

Monsour Darwish, 17

Muhamad Rabeea Darwish, 19

Mohammad Basem Khatib, 20

Image 1 of 4   Mohammad Khatib booking photo (Credit: Paulding County Sheriff's Office)

Goosby said she had left her home for about an hour to go to the grocery store when the tragedy unfolded. She sent a final text message to her son asking what he wanted to eat from Chick-fil-A right before finding the chaotic scene at the front of their neighborhood.


The grieving mother explained that her close-knit family has received an outpouring of messages from friends who say Jones motivated them to stay in school. She says she believes this type of tragedy could happen to anyone. Goosby believes her family did all the right things, but still have been impacted by youth violence.

 I don't believe I'm someone that from the outside, people will believe that something like this will happen to you. Based upon like, our family structure,  Goosby said.

What we don't know:

Officials have not yet released when Jones' body will be released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

A funeral date has not been scheduled because the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is

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