Daniel Gordon, 24, was working as a mechanic at a Tires Plus in Decatur on New Year’s Eve when he began a test drive of a customer’s vehicle in the shop parking lot. The customer, 30-year-old Quadarius McDowell, reportedly saw the car moving and, believing it was being stolen, opened fire despite Gordon wearing his work uniform. Gordon was struck multiple times, transported to a nearby hospital, and died of his injuries.

McDowell fled on foot after the shooting but was apprehended shortly afterward and arrested. He was charged with malice murder and denied bond at his initial court appearance. Friends and co-workers described Gordon as ambitious and happy, newly excited about the job he had started that summer and shaken by how a routine test drive ended in a fatal shooting.

If anyone witnessed the test drive, the shooting, or Gordon’s arrival at the shop that day, please share what was seen or heard.