On the morning of January 9, 2025, 17-year-old Ladunte Nunk Momon of Atlanta was shot and killed after a homeowner in Union City, Sean Paul Cook, said he saw someone trying to break into his Dodge Ram pickup. Cook left his Bentley Drive residence and fired a gun; the bullet struck Momon, who was in the front passenger seat of a friend’s vehicle. Cook’s home surveillance camera reportedly recorded the shooting.

After the shooting, companions drove Momon about 15 miles to the Crystal Heights apartments on Boulder Park Drive in southwest Atlanta, where officers found him dead in the passenger seat of a white Tesla Model Y around 1:45 a.m. The Fulton County Medical Examiner later identified him. The case was handled initially by Atlanta homicide detectives before investigators determined the shooting occurred in Union City.

Momon’s mother, Shawndrica Momon, said her son had made mistakes but that the situation should not have ended in his death and that calling 911 would have led to a legal outcome instead. On January 24, 2025, Sean Paul Cook was arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; he was booked into the Fulton County Jail and released three days later on a $125,000 bond. His attorney has said he believes his client’s actions were justified.

Did anyone in the Union City or Adamsville area see the vehicle involved or the events that night?