Corey J. Jackson, a 48-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on the evening of June 17, 2025, at an apartment complex near 2423 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NW in Atlanta. Police were called at about 8:11 p.m.; officers found him unresponsive with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Fulton County Medical Examiner later identified him publicly.

Initial scene reporting noted investigators working around a vehicle with apparent bullet damage, and people in the area described Jackson as a rideshare driver. Lyft said the driver was not logged in at the time, indicating the shooting did not occur during an active platform trip. In the weeks after the killing Atlanta police sought a 16-year-old suspect; authorities did not name him because he is a juvenile. Investigators later identified the teen’s parents, Koreem Weaver and Chiquita Larkin, saying they believed the couple were helping their son avoid capture and asking the public for help.

On September 15, 2025, Duluth, Minnesota, police arrested the 16-year-old on Atlanta warrants. Atlanta police said the juvenile was wanted on counts including homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, possession of a firearm, aggravated assault, hijacking of a motor vehicle, and theft, which investigators say reflects more than a single shooting. No reports of a trial, conviction, or additional formal arrests were found in the published updates reviewed.

Did anyone in the area know Corey Jackson, or does anyone have information about the events that night?