On the morning of August 2, 2018, 27-year-old Kemar Hawkins was shot inside his home on Grand Manor Trail in Snellville, Georgia. Emergency crews arrived about 4:15 a.m. and rushed Hawkins to a hospital, where he later died. Family members said Hawkins’ brother was asleep in the house and was awakened by the back door being kicked in, then heard gunshots; investigators determined an intruder had pried the screen off an open window to gain entry.

Police identified 32-year-old Terrence Darnell Lee of Conyers as a suspect after private security camera footage captured a red Dodge Journey leaving the area shortly after the killing; Lee had access to that vehicle and an outstanding warrant for a probation violation led to his arrest on August 9, 2018. Lee was later charged on August 14, 2018, with felony murder, aggravated assault, home invasion and use of a firearm by a convicted felon, and a grand jury returned a 48-count indictment in November 2018 alleging multiple related home invasions.

The killing of Kemar Hawkins appears linked to a series of home invasions in the same neighborhood. Does anyone have information about Hawkins, the events of that night, or those home invasions?