Torrance Statham, 51, was shot and killed on May 17, 2025, near the Garnett Street MARTA station in Atlanta. He was found with a single gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities noted Statham may have been experiencing homelessness at the time of his death.

Investigators identified 25-year-old Melvin Marshall after reviewing video surveillance that showed Statham speaking with an assailant before the shooting, a detail that led police to believe the attack was not random. A witness to an unrelated domestic violence incident told DeKalb County officers that Marshall had killed someone in the city a few days earlier, which prompted Atlanta detectives to gather evidence and arrest Marshall in DeKalb County. He was booked into the Fulton County Jail and faces charges including murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; he also had outstanding misdemeanor warrants from a February domestic incident. Marshall did not provide a motive to police.

Did anyone in the Garnett Street area see Statham or events that night who hasn’t yet spoken with investigators?