Hugh Don Wyatt, a 77-year-old Black man from Rome, Georgia, was killed on November 23, 2018, in what investigators described as a robbery and home invasion at his residence. Neighbors first reported hearing gunshots and finding Wyatt outside, wounded and collapsing in his yard; police later said the home had been ransacked with drawers pulled open as if searched. Witnesses reported seeing a young Black male running from the area just after the shots — descriptions varied, one saying dreadlocks and a black-and-yellow jacket with a backpack, another describing short dreads, a red-and-yellow jacket, and a black backpack. Police also said there were no obvious signs of forced entry, leaving open whether Wyatt knew the person who entered or the intruder gained access by other means.

Wyatt had been battling lung cancer and had recently finished chemotherapy and radiation before the killing, a detail neighbors cited when describing him as kind and well-liked. If anyone knew Hugh Don Wyatt, his routines, visitors, or saw someone leaving his home that day, please share what can help the investigation.