Troy Julian Williams, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, was fatally shot on January 2, 2025. The killing prompted a wide law enforcement response that stretched across county lines and became tied to a dramatic manhunt for a suspect identified as 51-year-old Ira Troy Williams.

On December 18, 2024, Ira Troy Williams led officers on a pursuit from Interstate 85 into Coweta County, fired an AR-15 at pursuing officers and wounded a Georgia State Patrol K-9 named Amor, then crashed and fled into woods near Grantville. He was captured after a three-day search on December 21, 2024, hiding in a truck in downtown Grantville, found with a firearm across his chest and taken into custody. He was denied bond and is held at the Coweta County Jail on multiple charges including three counts of aggravated assault, obstruction, causing serious injury to a public safety animal, fleeing police and other traffic and firearm-related offenses.

Did anyone in the Atlanta or Grantville area know Troy Williams or see anything on or around January 2 that could help investigators?