Laquitta Willis, a 41-year-old Black woman, was working as a cashier at the Big Bear Supermarket on Candler Road in Decatur, Georgia, on Monday, June 14, 2021. During her shift she asked a customer, identified as 30-year-old Victor Lee Tucker Jr., to adjust his face mask. Tucker left without completing his purchase but returned armed with a handgun and walked directly to Willis, shooting her.

An off-duty DeKalb County Reserves Deputy, Danny Jordan, working as a security guard, intervened after the gunshot. Tucker and the deputy exchanged fire; both were wounded. Another cashier was grazed by a bullet and treated at the scene. Willis was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and died of her wounds. Tucker was treated at the hospital, then taken into custody as he attempted to crawl out the supermarket’s front door. He was charged with malice murder and two counts of aggravated assault and held without bond.

Willis had worked at that store for more than a decade and was remembered by friends, family, and customers as sweet, dependable, and hardworking. If anyone knew Laquitta or saw anything related to this shooting, can you share information that might help her family and the investigation?