Tyrell Sims was 11 when he was shot and killed on November 6, 2020, in East Point, Georgia. That evening he and a friend were in a front yard on Bell Avenue making a TikTok video after a shopping trip with his father. A black car drove by and, according to the friend’s account to police, slowed, then sped up as it fired multiple shots. Tyrell was struck in the head; his father attempted CPR and Tyrell was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The community mourned the avid young football player, and the mayor announced plans to incorporate Tyrell’s number into a new peace and power basketball court. Investigators publicly named two persons of interest, Antonius Aziz and Jeremiah Taylor; both were questioned and later released and were not considered suspects. More than a year after the shooting the family continued to press for answers and closure.

If anyone was in the Bell Avenue area that night or has information about the black car, please come forward.