Tyler LaFonte` Bingham, 16, was found shot multiple times around 5 p.m. on May 7, 2017, on Cody Court in Lithonia, Georgia. Investigators say the killing appeared linked to the theft of his backpack.

Authorities identified two suspects: 21-year-old Adaren Kemond Carter and his 16-year-old cousin Jacob Maddox. A neighbor photographed the pair fleeing in an SUV, and Carter was arrested on May 25, 2017, at a southeast Atlanta gas station. Both were charged with murder; Carter also faced armed robbery and theft by receiving stolen property tied to an alleged possession of a Smith and Wesson 9-millimeter pistol.

At a preliminary hearing in early June 2017, Detective V.R. Van Hees testified that Maddox gave a statement implicating Carter, saying he saw Carter chase Bingham, heard gunshots, and then watched Carter come out with the backpack, allegedly saying I shot him, bro. The judge found probable cause to proceed against Carter despite defense arguments that the case relied heavily on a co-defendant’s testimony.

Did anyone in the neighborhood witness these events or recognize the SUV seen leaving the scene?