A knock at the door ended in a fatal shooting in Mableton, Georgia. On September 13, 2020, about 12 p.m., 30-year-old Donnell Joseph Diggins answered his front door on Queen Mill Road and was struck by a hail of bullets fired through the closed door. Witnesses reported seeing a Black male at the door who opened fire, then fled in a black vehicle and fired additional shots as the car left.

Diggins was taken to Wellstar Cobb Hospital but died of his injuries. The Cobb County Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating; no arrests have been announced and the shooter’s identity remains unknown. The motive has not been established.

If anyone saw the shooting, the fleeing vehicle, or has information that could help identify the shooter, please contact investigators.