Matthew William Loyd, 46, was found shot multiple times on a street in southwest Atlanta in the early morning hours of December 4, 2020. Atlanta Police Department homicide investigators responded to the scene on Kimberly Way S.W. to begin uncovering the circumstances of his death.

Days before he was killed, Loyd had been a passenger in a vehicle involved in a 75-mile police chase that began after an attempted burglary at an auto auction in Hueytown, Alabama. During the pursuit, shots were fired from the vehicle at pursuing officers. The driver, 41-year-old Lazarus Glover of McDonough, was taken into custody when the vehicle was stopped; Loyd reportedly fled on foot into a wooded area and was wanted by Alabama authorities afterward. Glover faced multiple charges in Alabama, including attempted murder related to the chase, but investigators have not publicly detailed any connection between Glover and Loyd’s later death.

Anyone with information about Loyd or the events leading to his death is asked to come forward.