In the late summer of 2024, 23-year-old Marques Jenkins was shot and mortally wounded in the parking lot of the Mark at West Midtown apartment complex at 500 Bishop Street in the Loring Heights area of northwest Atlanta. Officers found Jenkins inside a gray Jeep on August 6, suffering multiple gunshot wounds including one to the head; he was taken to a hospital and later died.

Court documents say Jenkins and another man, 20-year-old Matt Washington, were reportedly breaking into cars in the lot when three men opened fire. Washington did not remain at the scene with Jenkins. The investigation produced multiple arrests: six individuals were taken into custody in connection with the shooting, including Darius Blake, 19, and Malachi Sanabria, 18, both arrested in Morrow, and Matt Washington. Cedron Tigner was arrested on unrelated charges and later faced a warrant tied to the case.

Several murder charges have since been dropped or dismissed in pretrial proceedings; for example, Tigner’s murder charge was dismissed in October 2024, and Washington’s murder charge was later dismissed before he was released on bond on four counts of entering an auto. The remaining cases are still progressing through the courts. Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Marques is asked to come forward.