On February 14, 2026, Monterio Spurling, 37, was shot and killed inside a closed dental office on Martin Luther King Drive SW in Atlanta. The property’s owner, 73-year-old retired dentist David Mays, told police he was alerted to a break-in by his Ring security camera, drove to the former office, found the front door lock damaged and entered the dimly lit building. Mays said he fired his 9mm Sig Sauer pistol multiple times after seeing someone approach and later recognized the person as someone who had broken into the building before.

Investigators state Spurling was unarmed and made no aggressive movements; Mays acknowledged that in his statement and also that he did not call 911 until after shooting Spurling. Ring footage reportedly shows Mays entering and the sound of several gunshots. Mays was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; he is being held in the Fulton County jail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 10.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see activity at the office that afternoon or have information about previous break-ins at that location?