Stephen Maffett, 25, was fatally shot outside a vacant house on Peeples Street in Oakland City, Atlanta, in the early morning of November 8, 2021. First responders arrived about 1:15 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Maffett was a father of three who had recently returned from a work shift after midnight; his girlfriend, Darrecia Hall, had dropped him off. Family members say he walked to a nearby convenience store and that they believe a robbery on his return escalated into a violent confrontation in which he defended himself.

Atlanta Police Department homicide detectives opened an investigation, treating the incident as the city’s 139th homicide of 2021. Investigators collected evidence at the scene, sought surveillance footage from nearby cameras and interviewed potential witnesses. In the days after the shooting, police had not identified any suspects or made arrests. Maffett’s family continues to seek answers and closure.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity on Peeples Street around 1:00 a.m., please share what you know.