Charlie Davis, 42, was found dead in a downtown Atlanta parking deck on the morning of January 12, 2026. Officers discovered him unresponsive in an elevator lobby on the ninth floor of the structure on Peachtree Center Avenue NE; he was pronounced dead at the scene around 8:30 a.m. An investigation determined Davis suffered a single gunshot wound to the head, and the death was ruled a homicide.

The initial probe yielded few leads and no suspects have been publicly identified. The Atlanta Police Department has asked anyone with information to contact the APD Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers; a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for tips that lead to an arrest. The circumstances of Davis’s final moments in the parking deck elevator lobby remain unclear as family and the community await answers.

If anyone was in or near the Peachtree Center Avenue parking deck the morning of January 12 or has information about Charlie Davis, please contact the APD Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.