On the evening of Sunday, August 16, 2020, 18-year-old Ke’Sean Palmer was found with a gunshot wound near building 800 of the Orchard Springs Apartments on Oakley Industrial Boulevard in South Fulton, Georgia. Emergency responders took Palmer to a local hospital, where he later died.

Witnesses told investigators a man in a red hoodie had fired a weapon at the scene. Detectives released surveillance images showing a man with dreadlocks, wearing a red hoodie and a black fanny pack, and offered a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment. Tips to Crime Stoppers reportedly identified a person seen on camera at a nearby convenience store who matched witnesses’ descriptions.

In January 2021, police arrested 20-year-old Devonta Hicks of Atlanta and charged him with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; he was held at the Fulton County Jail without bond. If anyone knew Ke’Sean Palmer or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.