Sixteen-year-old Andre Fortson was shot and killed in the breezeway of an apartment complex on Bouldercrest Road in DeKalb County, near Atlanta, on a Tuesday night. The shooting was part of a shootout between two groups for reasons that remain unclear; neighbors reported hearing gunfire and cars leaving the scene. A neighbor tried CPR but Andre was pronounced dead at the scene.

Andre was about to begin his senior year at McNair High School and had hoped to join the Air Force after graduation. His family had been grieving the death of his older brother, 23-year-old U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson, who was fatally shot three months earlier. Friends and neighbors described Andre as respectful and good-natured and said he was not in trouble.

DeKalb County police identified 20-year-old Quintavious Zellner as one of the people involved in the shootout; he was arrested and booked on a charge of aggravated assault. Andre’s mother has said she does not believe Zellner fired the fatal shot. The investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in the area hear or see anything that night that could help investigators?