In the late spring of 2020 a series of targeted attacks terrorized Atlanta’s homeless community. Maxine McDonald, a 60-year-old African American woman known for her kindness, church attendance and love of travel, was found shot and killed on June 15, 2020 at the intersection of Pryor Street SW and Rawson Street SW.

Atlanta Police linked McDonald’s death to two other shootings that killed Timothy Smith, 45, and Curtis Cockrell, 56. Surveillance footage and witness statements helped investigators develop leads that ultimately identified 29-year-old David Chris Arnold Lee as the primary suspect. A tip led police to Gwinnett County, where Lee was located in a shopping center parking lot and taken into custody; he was charged with three counts of murder and three counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime.

Maxine McDonald’s family and the broader homeless community were left reeling by the deliberate attacks on a vulnerable population. If anyone saw Maxine in the days before June 15, 2020 or has information about these shootings, please come forward.