Mezaio Pickett, 26, was fatally shot after arranging an online purchase of shoes on May 8, 2017, in the parking lot of a Carrabba’s on Cumberland Boulevard in Cobb County. He had paid for and received the shoes when the sellers allegedly attempted to rob him; witnesses first thought a car crash had occurred before finding Pickett with a gunshot wound. He died shortly afterwards.

Pickett’s girlfriend said he pleaded with the assailants and tried to de-escalate the situation; she described the killing as senseless and noted he was a father of five working to improve his life. Police identified two suspects through their online activity connected to the planned sale: 22-year-old Vincent Brooks and 22-year-old Damien Scott. Two days after the shooting both were arrested. An arrest warrant alleges Scott fired multiple times, hitting Pickett once in the back, while Brooks drove the getaway car; both were charged with murder and aggravated assault.

Did anyone see the transaction or the parking lot that afternoon who might add details about the meeting or the suspects?