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Rodricous Gates Jr., 20, was shot and killed after an argument behind an apartment building at Hampton Downs Apartments on Mount Zion Boulevard in Morrow, Georgia, on August 6, 2017. He had been visiting a friend and did not live at the complex. After being shot behind building 6, Gates ran to the front of building 8, collapsed in the parking lot and died; Clayton County police found him face down with fatal gunshot wounds.

Initial investigation produced few leads. A woman present at the scene, Shantavier Willis, gave police a false name for the man she was with, which delayed identification of the shooter. An anonymous tip later identified 26-year-old Marcus Fraser; police learned he had turned himself in to authorities in New York on an outstanding warrant for a prior conviction. Clayton County secured warrants charging Fraser with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, criminal attempt to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and a warrant was issued for Willis on charges of making false statements.

Gates was remembered by his father as a good, God-fearing kid with a big heart and had been a standout quarterback at Mundy’s Mill High School. Does anyone who was at Hampton Downs that night or who knew Rodricous have information that could fill remaining gaps in the timeline?