Tracy Cunningham, 55, a Black man from Decatur, was shot late on Labor Day, September 1, 2025, and later died at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Police were called about 11:49 p.m. to the 1700 block of North Church Street near Church Street and Johnson Avenue, where officers found Cunningham with multiple gunshot wounds. The Macon County Coroner identified him and confirmed his age and hometown as detectives processed the scene, canvassed the neighborhood, and interviewed witnesses.

Authorities did not immediately name a suspect or provide a motive, and by early September the case remained active with no arrests announced. Less than 24 hours after Cunningham’s killing, gunfire in the same area struck a woman driving to a vigil for him, wounding her in the leg; that second shooting highlighted local tension and renewed appeals for information. If anyone has information about the shooting on September 1 or the subsequent violence, please contact investigators.