Waqar Ali was 21 when he was fatally shot during an armed robbery at the Market Place #5 Store on Vineville Avenue in Macon, Georgia. Known to regulars as Ricky and remembered for a friendly, warm manner, he worked as a clerk at the store. On the night of August 21, 2018, just before 11:00 p.m., a man entered as Ali was leaving and shot him in the chest. Emergency services took Ali to Navicent Health, where he died at 3:11 a.m. the next morning.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation and reported the suspect fled on foot. Ali’s death was the third homicide in the Macon area within an eight-day span, which unsettled the community. No arrests or public identifications of a suspect have been announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone knew Waqar Ricky Ali, saw the area that night, or has information that could help, please share what is known.