Frederick Brooks, a 45-year-old African American man from Decatur, was shot dead on the afternoon of May 11, 2017, in the 900 block of Kennedy Circle in Thomson, Georgia. Calls about shots fired came in just after 5 p.m.; Thomson Police officers who responded found Brooks with fatal gunshot wounds.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Region 7 Field Office assisted the Thomson Police Department. Brooks’ body was taken to the GBI Crime Lab in Decatur for an autopsy to determine the official cause of death.

No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and the motive remains unclear. Authorities have continued to seek information from the public in hopes of advancing the investigation.

If anyone knew Frederick or saw anything in Thomson around Kennedy Circle on May 11, 2017, please share what you know with investigators.