Sergio Ulysses Collins, 27, of Atlanta was reported missing on October 17, 2017. Three days later a DeKalb County patrol officer found his body inside his white 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix parked outside the DSW Shoe Warehouse at the Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia. Collins had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators determined he had been shot inside his own vehicle and evidence suggested the killing occurred in northwest Atlanta on the day he disappeared. Police said the shooting was not random and that Collins likely knew his assailant. Warrants later named a suspect, and an arrest was made on November 2, 2017, in Charleston, South Carolina, on charges including felony murder and armed robbery.

Collins had spent time in the foster care system and was described by family as a laughing, joking, and loving father who was working to build a better future. Does anyone who knew Sergio or who was in northwest Atlanta on October 17, 2017, have information to share?