Tony Matthews, 48, was shot multiple times in the lower abdomen while sleeping outside a Kroger on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven, Georgia, in the early morning hours of April 13, 2026. He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital and underwent multiple surgeries but died of his injuries on April 19, 2026. His family says he was a hardworking welder and devoted family man and that his presence outside the store was a mystery to them.

Authorities linked the shooting that killed Matthews to a wider, apparently random spree that morning in DeKalb County that also left two other people dead. Investigators identified 26-year-old Olaolukitan Adon Abel as the suspect and said he was arrested in Troup County near the Georgia–Alabama border and charged with multiple counts of malice murder and aggravated assault. Abel was later found dead in his DeKalb County jail cell; officials did not believe foul play was involved.

Matthews left behind his wife, a 10-month-old daughter, and three stepchildren he was in the process of adopting. Does anyone have information about Matthews’ movements that morning or who might have seen him near the Kroger on Peachtree Road?