Ralph John Douglas Hickey, 41, was fatally shot in a parking lot in southwest Atlanta on November 19, 2021. A father of six from Gwinnett County, Hickey ran an appliance repair business and also founded a nonprofit that mentored young Black men in entrepreneurship and self-sufficiency. He was working a side job as a food delivery driver the evening he was killed.

His older brother, Michael Hickey, learned of the shooting in an early morning phone call. The family’s loss was sharply felt over the Thanksgiving period that year, when Ralph’s rare but genuine smile was notably absent. Atlanta recorded a large increase in homicides in 2021, and this shooting was investigated by the Atlanta police; an arrest was later made in connection with the case.

If anyone knew Ralph, his work, or was in southwest Atlanta on the night of November 19, 2021, can you share what you remember?