Wael Ali, a 25-year-old Black male, died on November 2, 2013, in the Atlanta area after being struck in the neck by a gunshot inside a Marietta restaurant. He had been showing a handgun to the restaurant owner and family friend, Raouf Sanad; Sanad believed the safety was engaged, handled the weapon, and it discharged. Ali was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sanad was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct, and pointing a weapon at another person. Multiple witnesses at the restaurant told police the shooting was an accident. A grand jury later indicted Sanad on involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct; he was held in Cobb County jail with an immigration hold.

Wael Ali had an earlier, tragic family history: his identical twin brother, Wasel Ali, was found murdered in 2007 in Columbia, Maryland. Wael was arrested in 2011 and tried on a first-degree murder charge; after an eight-day trial in 2012 the jury deadlocked and prosecutors did not retry him. Wael and his mother had moved to Atlanta afterward; he was enrolled in college at the time of his death.

Did anyone who knew Wael in Atlanta or Marietta see him at the restaurant that day or have information about the events leading up to the shooting?