On November 27, 1994, 18-year-old Jafferd Tucker was fatally shot in the face inside the Oakland City MARTA station in Atlanta. Witnesses described a MARTA employee hearing a single gunshot and then seeing a man running from the platform; that same employee saw Tucker with blood coming from his mouth before he collapsed and died. Tucker was described as outgoing and easygoing and had hoped for a career in the music industry.

An acquaintance, 19-year-old Muhammad Bilal El-Amin, was identified soon after the shooting as the primary suspect and reportedly fled, remaining at large for years. A federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued in May 2001 and the FBI later listed him among its most wanted. The case stayed open for decades and was a longstanding loss for Tucker’s family.