On December 15, 2021, gunfire at a single-family home in the 400 block of Thaxton Drive in Atlanta left 22-year-old Nakeem Smith with a fatal gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. The Atlanta Police Department opened an investigation into the shooting; as of early 2022 the case remained active with no suspects publicly identified and no arrests announced.

Smith’s death was one of 160 homicides the department handled in 2021. Family and friends held a funeral service for him on December 23, 2021. Few details about the circumstances of the shooting have been released.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon on Thaxton Drive, please come forward.