On the morning of August 23, 2018, Mario Washington, 41, was shot and later died after a firearm discharged inside his car on Interstate 285 in Decatur, Georgia. Washington was driving with his wife and two others after picking up his wife from work around 3 a.m. The bullet traveled through the driver’s seat and struck Washington in the upper body. He managed to pull the vehicle to the shoulder and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he later died; his wife was treated for a panic attack.

Investigators concluded the shooting was accidental. Authorities allege that Cedric Martin, 29, who was seated directly behind Washington, had been handling a recently acquired gun and carelessly playing with it when it discharged. Martin was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct; a judge set bond at $45,000. Washington was remembered by coworkers as a father of 13.

Does anyone have information about the night on I-285 or about Martin and Washington’s activities that morning?