On the evening of February 19, 2020, 57-year-old Tesfaye Birru was closing his convenience store, the Tic Toc Food Mart on Evans Mill Road in Lithonia, Georgia, when he was ambushed in the parking lot. Police say three masked men drove into the lot with their lights off and waited. As Birru tried to draw his legally carried firearm, one man ran at him and shot; a second then emerged from behind an ice bin and shot Birru in the head, killing him. His own gun and holster were found nearby.

Birru, known to customers as Mr. T, was remembered by neighbors and patrons as generous and kind; his 14-year-old son, Amanuel Chernet, described him as the best dad anyone could have. Investigators used surveillance footage and cell phone data to identify suspects; searches and social media statements were cited in reports, and two men were arrested and linked to a similar robbery in a neighboring county. A third suspect has not been identified.

Did anyone in the Lithonia area see unusual vehicles or people near Evans Mill Road that night who might help fill gaps in the timeline?