Frank Collins was 94 and a U.S. Air Force veteran when he was killed in a brutal home invasion at his River Road residence in DeKalb County on March 19, 2020. The attack happened at night after intruders forced their way into the house, terrorized people inside and demanded money. Collins, an elderly man who used a walker, was pulled into the violence and mortally wounded; reports say he was thrown to the ground and shot.

Early accounts described the scene as chaotic and especially callous because of Collins’s age and condition. Police indicated multiple suspects were involved and relatives suspected the attackers may have had prior knowledge of the home, so the crime did not appear random but like a targeted robbery that escalated into murder.

Did anyone living in or near Ellenwood at the time see suspicious activity on River Road that night or have information about who entered the house?