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Randy Smith was 58 when he was fatally shot in Atlanta on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Smith, a U.S. Army veteran and yoga instructor, had gone to a rental property he owned on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard to do some work when he was killed; his truck was also stolen from the scene.

A few days after the killing a 16-year-old male turned himself in with an attorney and was charged in the case. Reports identified the teenager as Tarik Vasquez and say authorities believed he fired the fatal shot. Bond for Vasquez was initially granted, provoking outrage from Smith’s widow, Angela Smith, until the Fulton County District Attorney’s office moved to suspend it.

The case went to trial. In January 2018 a jury found Tarik Vasquez not guilty of all charges; the defense highlighted a lack of physical evidence tying him to the scene and his clean record. Does anyone have information about Smith’s work on Lowery Boulevard or about the stolen truck that could help fill gaps in this case?