Surveillance video and a neighbor’s account helped Atlanta police track two men after more than 30 rounds struck the house.
ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta police arrested two men after more than 30 rounds were fired into the southwest Atlanta home of Robert Sinners, communications director for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, as Sinners and his fiancée slept inside early Thursday.
Neither Sinners nor his fiancée was injured in the shooting, which happened shortly before 1 a.m. Police recovered a firearm and multiple rounds of ammunition after officers located two men matching descriptions provided by witnesses. Investigators have not announced a motive and have said they do not believe the shooting was politically motivated.
Newly obtained surveillance video shows what appears to be three people walking toward Sinners’ home shortly before the gunfire began. Video from another camera shows people running from the area after the shots. Atlanta police have publicly announced the arrests of two men, identified as Gregory O’Neal Vaughn, 26, and Jermaine Darcel Howard, 29.
A neighbor, Mike Jordan, told WSB-TV that he was rocking his 10-month-old baby to sleep when he heard the gunfire. Jordan said he handed the child to his wife and went outside, where he saw two men running through the neighborhood. He continued watching them while officers arrived and later provided information that helped police locate people matching the descriptions.
Officers encountered two men and pursued them briefly on foot before taking them into custody, according to police. Investigators also recovered a gun and ammunition. Authorities have not said whether ballistic testing has linked the recovered firearm to the rounds that struck Sinners’ home, and the specific charges against the two men were not detailed in the latest report.
Sinners told WSB-TV after the shooting that he and his fiancée remained confused about why their home had been targeted. He described the incident as the most frightening experience they had faced. Despite the number of rounds fired, both escaped physical injury.
The surveillance footage has also raised a question about a possible third person. One camera appears to show three people approaching the property before shots were fired, while police have announced only two arrests. Asked whether the third person shown in the video was considered a suspect, an Atlanta police spokesperson declined to provide additional information and said the investigation remained active.
Sinners serves as communications director for Raffensperger, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state. Before joining the office, Sinners worked on Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign in Georgia and was involved in organizing the Republican alternate-elector effort after Trump lost the state. Sinners later told congressional investigators that he had relied on guidance from others involved in the effort and has since publicly rejected false claims that widespread fraud changed Georgia’s 2020 presidential election result.
The shooting comes against a broader backdrop of security concerns surrounding election workers in Georgia, where officials have reported threats and harassment since the 2020 presidential election. Police, however, have not connected the gunfire at Sinners’ home to his government work or to politics. Investigators have not released evidence establishing why the house was fired upon.
Atlanta police said the case remains under investigation. Authorities have not publicly explained the apparent presence of a third person in the surveillance footage or announced a motive for the shooting, leaving those questions unresolved as investigators continue examining the evidence.
Author note: Last updated August 7, 2026.