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Deonta Tay Evans, 19, was fatally shot in Atlanta on January 13, 2016. He was riding his bicycle home after buying Powerball tickets for his mother when he was struck by multiple gunshots near J.E. Brown Middle School on Griffin Street in the Vine City neighborhood, about a block from his residence. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His family described him as non-violent; he hoped to become a computer engineer and planned to enroll in a Job Corps program. Nothing was taken from him and the motive remains unclear.

The Atlanta Police Department released surveillance footage showing a man in jeans and a sweatshirt running from the area shortly after the shooting and asked the public for help. Investigators also sought a neighborhood man known as Mario as a person of interest and offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to identification and arrest. No public announcement of an arrest or formal suspect identification has been made. His funeral was held January 20, 2016, and he was buried at Chestnut Hills Cemetery.

If anyone knew Deonta, saw activity on Griffin Street that afternoon, or recognizes the person in the released video, please come forward with information.