On a summer afternoon in 2014 a verbal argument on North Cliff Valley Way in Brookhaven, Georgia escalated into the city’s first homicide. Justin Acevedo, 22, was shot in the chest on July 31, 2014, and died after being taken to a local hospital. The shooting occurred at the Parke Towne North Apartments complex where Acevedo and several others lived.

Police identified 18-year-old Juan Carlos Ramirez as the shooter and arrested him along with three others. Investigators recovered the firearm believed to have been used and marijuana; Ramirez was charged with murder, felony possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and felony possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Ileanna Martinez, 21, was charged with felony tampering with evidence, giving a false name and birthday, and misdemeanor marijuana possession. Petra Pineda Cortez, 18, and Francisco Munoz, 22, were charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of law enforcement.

Anyone who knew Justin Acevedo or who witnessed the events at Parke Towne North Apartments on July 31, 2014 is asked to share what they remember.