Carl Collins Jr., 29, was shot in the late hours of September 22, 2020, on Old Barton Chapel Road in Augusta, Georgia, and died at a local hospital on September 23. Deputies from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office found him in the road with multiple gunshot wounds after reports of gunfire. The death was ruled a homicide.

A witness reported seeing a white SUV leave the area and head toward Old McDuffie and Millersville roads. Investigators believe an altercation occurred shortly before the shooting. Family members say Collins had recently returned from Atlanta during the pandemic, was known to frequent the Barton Village neighborhood, and was the father of three; they also noted he had a prior conviction for armed robbery. His family has stressed he would not normally get into a vehicle with a stranger.

The case remains unsolved and investigators continue to seek tips. If anyone has information about the shooting, the vehicle seen that night, or Collins’s movements in the Barton Village area, please come forward.