Melvin Cleveland, 74, was shot to death at his home on Kings Park Way in Decatur, Georgia, on the afternoon of Friday, November 18, 2016. A retired General Motors employee who had lived in the same house for about four decades, Cleveland had recently been diagnosed with dementia; his family said he appeared of clear mind that day. He went outside after noticing a man in his front yard with a wheelbarrow and was shot in the chest during the encounter.

A caregiver inside the house heard the gunshot and found Cleveland on the ground. The shooter fled, abandoning the wheelbarrow; witnesses described him only as a Black male wearing a dark hoodie and jeans. Despite investigators’ efforts the person responsible was never apprehended and the case went cold. Cleveland is survived by his wife of 45 years and two children, who have continued to work with DeKalb County police for answers.

Did anyone in the neighborhood at the time remember seeing a person pushing a wheelbarrow that afternoon or notice anyone matching that description?