Jakare McKeller was 19 when he was fatally shot outside a Food Mart on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur, Georgia on a late Wednesday evening in July 2021. He was only days away from his twentieth birthday and had recently started a warehouse job; his grandmother, Johnnie Jones, who raised him since he was five months old, described him as a lovable kid and said the family was devastated by the sudden, violent loss.

Family members say a car pulled up to the convenience store and an occupant opened fire, striking McKeller. He was found with gunshot wounds and died despite efforts to save him. The location had been the scene of previous violence, including another fatal shooting earlier that same year. The DeKalb County Police Department opened an investigation and initially identified no suspects or arrests.

As of early 2024 there has been no public announcement of arrests or identified suspects in McKeller’s killing. Can anyone who was near Flat Shoals Parkway that night or who knew Jakare share information that could help the investigation?