Ontavious Brown was 17 when he was shot and killed in the early hours of August 12, 2015, on the 1100 block of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard in northwest Atlanta. He and a 21-year-old woman were struck around 12:30 a.m.; the woman survived and was taken to a hospital, while Brown died of his wounds. His father, Ronald Brown, spoke publicly about the loss and about violence taking his child’s future. Two weeks before the shooting, Ontavious had been released from jail, a fact mentioned in reports about the case.

Atlanta police investigated and considered possible motives including drugs, gang activity, and an argument, but no arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly released. The case went cold and the family continues to cope with an unresolved homicide. If anyone knew Ontavious, was in that area that night, or has information that could help, please come forward.