Anthony Jerome Merricks was 23 when he was shot multiple times on May 18, 2021, on Summit High Court in Decatur, Georgia. Known to family and friends as Antman, he was the only child of Larry and Susan Merricks and worked for two years at Barking Hound Village. Family remembered him as kind, charismatic, artistic, fond of dogs, and someone with a unique style and sense of humor.

Authorities described the incident as an attempted armed robbery. Weeks later, on June 9, 2021, 24-year-old Autori Jarquez Muhammad surrendered at the DeKalb County Jail and was charged with Felony Murder and Criminal Attempt Armed Robbery in connection with Merricks’s death; he was held without bond.

Did anyone in the community know Anthony or have information about that night on Summit High Court?