On October 24, 2024, Brian Greene was convicted after a four-day jury trial for the 2022 homicides of two men killed eight days apart in random shootings.
Greene, who was 25 years old at the time of the murders, was convicted in the shooting deaths of Glenn Eugene Stevens on March 23, 2022, and eight days later of Elijah Rasheed. Both victims were strangers to Greene.
Senior Assistant District Attorney Michael Parrish, assisted by Assistant District Attorney Thomas Williams and Mercer University School of Law Third Year Law Clerk Lauren Brock, presented the State’s evidence to the jury. At the time of the first shooting, Stevens was on a first date and the couple was listening to music in a car at an apartment complex on Northside Drive. Greene approached the couple and attempted to rob them at gunpoint. Stevens tried to thwart the robbery, and in the course of the struggle Greene shot him three times killing him. The woman immediately called 911 and tried to save Steven’s life by giving him chest compressions as instructed by the 911 operator. She was uninjured. She bravely testified at the trial and was a key witness according to the jury.
On March 31, 2022, Rasheed was at Family Dollar on Napier Avenue with two friends to buy a bag of ice. Rasheed’s friends were celebrating the promotion of a group member. As Rasheed and his friends are pulling out of the parking lot, Greene was seen on surveillance video lifting a firearm and discharging a single shot toward the car in which Rasheed was a passenger. The bullet passed through the trunk, the rear seat, and into the back of Rasheed. His friends rushed him to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Investigators believe the group of men were targeted by Greene because they were members of the LGBTQ+ community.
In addition to the Murder charges, Greene was found guilty of Aggravated Assault charges for the other victims and for Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. Greene’s sentencing for these crimes will take place at a later date.
“These type of senseless killings have no place in our community. When we have witness and victim cooperation like we did in this case, we have the greatest chance of holding people accountable for their dangerous actions. No one should have to endure this type of fear and pain and trauma. I hope the people of this community understand their power in helping to keep their neighborhoods safe. My office is dedicated to assuring that such crimes are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law” District Attorney Anita Howard
The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office especially thanks the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office for their investigation and assistance with the prosecution of this case.
