Sheikh Omar Sonko, a 25-year-old American-Gambian man with ambitions to play professional soccer, was found dead in an office park in northwest Atlanta on the afternoon of January 6, 2021. Police were called about an unresponsive person around 2:15 p.m. in the 2000 block of General Truman Street NW; officers found Sonko had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.

Originally from Kennesaw in Cobb County, Sonko had recently returned to the U.S. after traveling to Brikama in The Gambia for his father’s burial. His uncle, Abdoulie Sallah, said Sonko was attacked, and that his car and other personal belongings were stolen before the fatal shooting. Detectives are investigating, and no suspect descriptions or arrests have been released.

If anyone knew Sonko, saw him in northwest Atlanta on January 6, 2021, or has information about the reported theft and shooting, please share what is known.