SYLVANIA, Ga. (WTOC) - A mystery surrounding the death of two men near Sylvania has one family asking you for help.

Family members and friends of Brandon Counts are gathering to remember his memory and legacy in the middle of an ongoing investigation where they say they still have so many unanswered questions.

The GBI says it happened here off of Highway 301 South, just outside Sylvania city limits.

According to investigators on September 27, 2025, 30-year-old Leon Tolbert Jr. and Brandon Counts were found inside of a vehicle each with a single gunshot wound.

Tolbert died at the scene and counts died later at a nearby hospital.

“I’m going to miss him, and he will always be loved by everybody,” said Summer Counts, Brandon’s sister.

“It’s hard for me to think about him because it hurts

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