Seventeen-year-old Gerardo Cabrera-Perez was killed in a daytime shooting at the Foxwood Apartments on McElroy Road near Buford Highway in the Doraville area of Atlanta. On July 19, 2019, at about 3:15 p.m., gunfire erupted and Gerardo was found near a wooden gazebo suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his head, stomach, and leg. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition and died shortly after.

Gerardo was described as a cheerful and kind student at Chamblee Charter High School who often checked in on friends. Detectives from the DeKalb County Police interviewed witnesses and worked to identify who he had been with. The day after the shooting, police arrested 19-year-old Carlos Bernal and charged him with malice murder. No motive has been publicly disclosed; some reports said the suspect had been seen at the complex three days earlier carrying a gun.

If anyone knew Gerardo, saw activity at Foxwood Apartments around July 16–19, 2019, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.