Atlanta police have released a sketch of a man suspected of killing another man outside an apartment complex near Georgia State University.
On Sunday, February 25, 2024, police responded to reports of a person shot on Piedmont Avenue NE at 12:41 p.m.
When they arrived on the scene, they found a 21-year-old man with gunshot wounds.
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He died on the spot.
A GBI cartoonist drew a man suspected of involvement in the shooting.
If you can identify him, police are asking for your assistance by contacting the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit directly at 404-546-4235.
You can also submit a tip anonymously to Crime Stoppers Atlanta by calling 404-577-8477 or online at www.StopCrimeAtl.org, or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES (274637).
Anonymous tipsters are eligible for a reward of up to $5,000 for the arrest and indictment of the suspect.
In addition to the man depicted in the sketch, researchers are also trying to identify the woman in the blue sweater and the man in the red sweater in the image below.
They are considered to have an interest in the case.
The shooting happened near Georgia State University.
University administrators issued the following statement at the time:
“Atlanta police are investigating a fight between two groups that quickly escalated into gunfire at the RaceTrac service station around 12:30 p.m. One of the people involved in the fight was struck by gunfire and killed. None of the people involved have been identified as GSU students or staff. The off-duty police officer who was at RaceTrac earlier this year was on scene and responded immediately.”
Since then, the RaceTrac gas station has been permanently closed.
Between 2021 and 2024, Atlanta police were called to that RaceTrac location more than 130 times.
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The city of Atlanta designated the gas station as a “nuisance object” and closed it.
Last month, some GSU students raised concerns that another business owner had applied to sell beer and wine at a new 24-hour gas station planned for that location.
Student Alana Harris said the area simply doesn’t need another grocery store. “Regardless of whether it’s a RaceTrac or another store, there’s always going to be students… non-students that are an unwanted attraction.”
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