Milton Stephens Jr., 40, was found shot to death inside his Macon apartment at the Rockland Apartments on Recreation Road on August 18, 2014. The killing occurred around 3 a.m. after someone knocked at his door. Court records and reporting say Stephens asked who was there; a person outside replied with a short, one-syllable name, a voice then said Give it up, and a single shot struck Stephens in the chest. Deputies who entered later that morning found him dead in the home where he lived alone.

Neighbors and family remembered Stephens, known to some as Mit, as a laid-back, kind man. Later civil litigation described his poor eyesight and an apartment complex with security deficiencies; the family sued the property owners for negligent security but the courts ruled the evidence did not show additional measures would have prevented the attack because Stephens voluntarily opened the door.

Did anyone in the neighborhood recognize the short name called at the door or have information about who knocked that night?