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In the pre-dawn hours of October 22, 2016, two children were killed in a home invasion in Jonesboro, Georgia. Fifteen-year-old Daveon Lamontay Coates and his 11-year-old sister Tatiyana were asleep when intruders forced their way into the house and opened fire. Several younger children in the home were physically unharmed and one of them called 911. The parents were not at home at the time.

Investigators concluded the killings were a case of mistaken identity and gang retaliation. The attackers were from the Rolling 20s street gang and were seeking a 15-year-old boy who had been staying at the Coates residence and was believed to have stolen guns from the gang; that intended target was not present when the shooting occurred. The case attracted FBI assistance and remained unsolved for a period after the murders.

Did anyone in the Jonesboro area have information about the night of October 22, 2016, or about those involved that could help fill gaps in the timeline?