Ronald Lamar Green, 29, was shot dead on July 16, 2020, while sitting in his green 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis outside Cumberland Marketplace in Smyrna. The attack occurred just before 6 p.m. as Green and a friend, Clifton Casey Emmert, sat in the parked car. Investigators described the shooting as an ambush: a gunman approached, opened fire, then fled the scene.

Authorities released surveillance images and a physical description of the suspect: a thinly built Black male with short dreads in a twist style, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with white stripes, black fitted jeans, a medical face mask, and red-and-white sneakers. Police said he ran from the lot and left in a dark gray newer-model Toyota Camry with a tag applied for plate. No motive had been announced and police were still piecing together what led to the attack.

The case remained an open homicide investigation with the FBI’s ViCAP page soliciting tips and no public report of an arrest. If anyone has information about that evening, the suspect’s identity, or the getaway vehicle, please come forward.