A dispute over window tinting at an auto body shop in Decatur turned fatal on October 4, 2022. Thirty-one-year-old Eggene Cofield went to Dr. Red Auto Paint and Body Shop on Covington Highway to discuss fixing his vehicle’s tint and spoke with 60-year-old Robert Moon. According to Moon, after asking Cofield to wait until another job was finished, Cofield retrieved a long rifle, struck Moon with the butt of the weapon and tried to flee. Moon says he fired in self-defense; a single shot struck Cofield in the back as he ran, and Cofield collapsed inside the shop. He was taken to a hospital and later died.

DeKalb County police detained Moon at the scene, and a warrant was later issued; he was booked on a malice murder charge in connection with Cofield’s death. Moon maintains he acted in self-defense. Is there anyone who witnessed the confrontation at the shop or who can shed light on what happened just before the shooting?