A wave of violence struck Cobb County, Georgia, in early 1992. One victim was 22-year-old Al-Tariq Shasheed of Marietta, a Middle Eastern/Arab man who was killed on March 31, 1992, during a months-long series of robberies and homicides that affected the area.

Authorities identified Ronald Freeman as the person responsible for the string of crimes committed between January and March 1992. Shasheed was one of four people known to have been killed in that spree; the other named victims were Rakesh Patel, Terri Waddell, and 16-year-old Chet Plantard. Freeman was later arrested, convicted, and sentenced to prison.

If anyone knew Al-Tariq Shasheed, his whereabouts before March 31, 1992, or has information about that night, please share what is known.