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Cortez Dowell, 24, was shot and killed inside a residence in the 2900 block of Orchard Lane in Atlanta during the early morning of July 27, 2014. Police responded just before 4 a.m. to a report of a person being shot and found Dowell critically wounded; he died after being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

Investigators described the house as operating as an illegal nightclub and gambling house. A witness said they saw Smith leave the house with a gun and heard someone ask why he had shot Dowell.

Atlanta police opened a homicide investigation and later arrested 36-year-old Travis Smith on charges related to the shooting. Does anyone have information about Dowell, the location on Orchard Lane, or the night in question that could help fill gaps in the timeline?