On August 7, 2021, Eduardo Gilberto Figueroa, a 31-year-old Hispanic U.S. Army veteran and Kennesaw State University student, arrived at a home on Mohawk Trail in Acworth, Georgia, for a scheduled, court-approved two-hour visit with his child. The visit was to be supervised by the home’s resident, 37-year-old Nicholas Michael Mimms, who had never met Figueroa. Reportedly unarmed and carrying a stuffed animal for the child, Figueroa was found lying face down on a deck with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Mimms was present and admitted to shooting him, saying he acted in self-defense, but investigators found Mimms had been armed and wearing a bulletproof vest while waiting for Figueroa’s arrival.

Mimms was arrested and later tried on felony murder and aggravated assault charges, with about 25 witnesses testifying and roughly 200 exhibits entered, including the firearm and vest. On February 13 a jury convicted Nicholas Michael Mimms of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during a felony; he was acquitted of malice murder and a sentencing date was to be set. Does anyone have information about the lead-up to that visit or either man’s interactions in Acworth before August 7, 2021?