On the evening of March 28, 2026, 37-year-old Kenneth Cofield Jr. was shot and killed inside the convenience store of a gas station in the 1400 block of Moreland Avenue SE in southeast Atlanta. Police were called shortly after 8 p.m.; officers found Cofield inside the store with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched and Cofield was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading an active investigation. Authorities have not identified any suspects or announced any arrests, and no motive or additional details have been released.

If anyone was in or near the Moreland Avenue SE gas station that night or has information about what led to this shooting, please share what you know with investigators.