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On an August evening in 2016, 22-year-old Lucio Vasquez was shot and killed at the Sloan Square Apartments on LaVista Road in Atlanta. Authorities say the killing occurred during what was presented as a drug sale but was actually a planned robbery. Vasquez had asked a 19-year-old woman to drive him to the meeting spot, where two younger males were waiting; an altercation followed after both entered the vehicle. One of the men, identified as 18-year-old Benjamin Carpenter, produced a handgun and shot Vasquez in the side and head. The two fled and the driver took Vasquez to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Investigators used DNA found in the car to identify and arrest the suspects. Carpenter and 15-year-old Christian Hernandez were charged with murder and aggravated assault. A jury convicted Carpenter of felony murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime; he received a life sentence. Hernandez pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 30 years, with 25 years to be served in confinement. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night that could add detail to the timeline?