Nicholas Bankston, 24, was murdered in the early morning hours of February 22, 2018, while driving home from his birthday celebration in Decatur, Georgia. He was in his vehicle with his pregnant fiancée, his children, and another adult when a car pulled alongside and an occupant opened fire. Bankston was struck and killed in front of his loved ones.

Police say the same shooter had earlier wounded two other drivers in separate incidents in Atlanta — one on Interstate 20 and another on Fulton Street — attacks described as apparently random. Investigators followed a tip about a silver Infiniti SUV that had been hastily spray-painted black. When Mikeal Demond Callaway, then 24, returned to the vehicle he led officers on a brief chase and was taken into custody; a female passenger was released after investigators concluded she was an unwilling participant.

A DeKalb County jury convicted Mikeal Callaway of Bankston’s murder and related charges; he was sentenced to life without parole plus 145 years. He also faced separate charges in Fulton County for the earlier non-fatal shootings. The motive for the violent spree that ended Bankston’s life remains unclear.

If anyone knew Nicholas Bankston or has information about these events, please come forward.