In the pre-dawn hours of October 30, 2021, 17-year-old Eliia Elijay Alvarez was fatally shot inside his family’s home on G Vista Circle in Decatur, Georgia. Neighbors reported noises outside; Alvarez is believed to have gone to the front door and pressed his ear to it when a single shot struck him in the head. His mother, Tamika Reed, found him alive after the first shot and pleaded with him, but about 20 additional rounds then riddled the house. Alvarez later died at a hospital.

The family, who had lived in the home since 2010, described him as a gamer who wanted to become an agricultural scientist and said he had no known conflicts that would explain the attack. DeKalb County police are investigating; as of the latest update there have been no named suspects or arrests. The family plans to move from the house because of the trauma.

Does anyone in the Decatur area remember unusual activity near G Vista Circle around that date or have information that could help investigators?