Gerard Foster, 52, was found shot multiple times in the breezeway of his Robins Street apartment complex in Decatur, Georgia, on July 6, 2016. A deacon at Living Water Christian Baptist Church and father of seven, Foster suffered gunshot wounds to the head, neck, and chest and died after being taken to a local hospital.
Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing a car speed away. Surveillance footage showed a man fleeing with a female accomplice; tips led police to Knoxville, Tennessee, where the man identified as Jacob Pyne, then 23, was arrested. Another person, Christonya Section, was also taken into custody. Authorities described the attack as a random act of violence, saying the assailant struck as they passed each other on the apartment steps.
Both suspects were later indicted on murder charges, and a jury returned guilty verdicts for Jacob Pyne on murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses. Does anyone have information about Foster’s final movements that evening or about witnesses who may have seen the getaway car?