Overview
- Christopher Battle turned himself in at police headquarters Thursday, and police charged him with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy, and firearms offenses.
- The shooting erupted at a July 7, 2025 block party on South Etting Street after a loud pop triggered panic, and investigators counted more than 140 rounds from at least 13 guns.
- Three people were killed that night, including Zahir Wylie, 23, Jason Reese, 19, and Azir Harris, 24, and many others were wounded in the crowded street.
- Four other people remain charged in the case — Daquan Brown, Terrell Frazier, Brandon Fisher, and Dieve Jardine — after a judge cut charges in January and a higher court reinstated first-degree counts earlier this month.
- Detectives say surveillance footage, social media posts and messages, and cell-phone records helped identify multiple shooters, and the medical examiner is still reviewing whether a later death of a 19-year-old was tied to the July attack.