On Halloween afternoon in 2016, 30-year-old Jonathan Alexander Alex Newton was shot and killed inside his Atlanta apartment at the Alexan EAV on Metropolitan Avenue. Newton had returned during his lunch break and surprised a man burglarizing the unit; the intruder shot Newton and fled. A friend who had accompanied Newton ran for help and later identified the suspect.

Police released surveillance footage showing a person of interest leaving the complex, and the family and friends raised a reward through a GoFundMe that helped generate tips. Investigators linked a black cap recovered at the scene to Jeffries Anderson through DNA comparison with his law enforcement records, and four other people identified Anderson from the surveillance video. Anderson’s prior record included a 12-year prison term for manslaughter. Newton’s family attended courtroom proceedings where the evidence against Anderson was presented.

If anyone knew Alex, where he worked, socialized, or who might have been in the area that day, please share what is known.