Antonio Koolyy Brown, 28, was fatally shot on the evening of April 11, 2026, on Desoto Avenue in Atlanta’s Capitol View neighborhood. Police responded to a call about 8:30 p.m. and found Brown with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. He would have turned 29 just days later.

Brown was an aspiring singer, a high school graduate, and ran a small side business selling homemade apparel. Family members say he was not involved in gangs or drugs and describe him as talented with a bright future. Atlanta police released surveillance footage of a person of interest: a slim male about 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall, seen near the scene wearing a black t-shirt over a long-sleeved white shirt and black jeans with white writing down the back. After the shooting he appears in Perkerson Park without the black t-shirt and carrying a black bookbag he did not have earlier. Family members say they recognize the person in the video as an acquaintance who had bought clothing from Brown and suggest robbery may have been a motive.

No arrests have been announced. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. If anyone was at a gathering in Perkerson Park that evening or can identify the person in the footage, please come forward with information.