Francis Boahene, 44, was shot and killed on the evening of October 9, 2021, in the 1300 block of Sylvan Road in southwest Atlanta. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found Boahene, an Atlanta resident, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The location is described as a commercial district with a used car lot and other businesses.

The Atlanta Police Department’s homicide unit opened an immediate investigation and classified the death as a homicide, recorded as the city’s 123rd for 2021. Investigators collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses; in the initial reports no suspects or arrests were publicly identified and the case remained unsolved into early 2022.

If anyone saw activity on Sylvan Road the night of October 9, 2021, or has information that could help identify those responsible, please share what is known with investigators.