On March 13, 2015, 29-year-old Deontavious Wright was killed during a violent home invasion at his apartment on the 3800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in southwest Atlanta. Three men forced their way into the apartment and robbed Wright and others inside of money, drugs, and cell phones. Wright was shot multiple times in the chest and head and died at the scene. A 2-year-old child of Wright’s girlfriend was present during the attack.

Investigators say a surviving witness identified the assailants, and police linked the three men to a criminal street gang. Larry Ivory, 22; Tony Rucker, 21; and Aaron Simmons, 20, were charged in connection with the home invasion and shooting. In November 2016 a Fulton County jury found all three guilty of murder, home invasion, participation in criminal street gang activity, and related gun charges.