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Deonn Carter was 31 and well known in Columbus, Georgia for his warmth, his church involvement, and his job as a bagger at a Piggly Wiggly. Carter, who had autism and a close rapport with local police and firefighters, was shot after an August 2016 robbery while getting his mail outside his home. Five men confronted him, took his iPhone, and one of them shot him in the back of the knee as he tried to run. Carter was hospitalized but died on August 20, 2016 after a blood clot developed from the gunshot wound.

Police arrested five suspects in connection with the case. The shooter, 17-year-old Tyquez Darnell Davis, was convicted of felony murder and aggravated assault and sentenced to life in prison. The other four—Travarus Thomas, Quamaine Thomas, Dequoyae Devon Waldon and Tauron Mykevious Stepney—pleaded guilty to various charges; several testified against Davis and received reduced murder charges in exchange, with sentences ranging from nine to 20 years.

Did anyone in Columbus know Deonn or witness the robbery who hasn’t yet spoken to investigators?