Malik Dieonte Heard, a 17-year-old Black male from Atlanta, was shot and killed on May 31, 2024, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. Officers were dispatched about 5:58 p.m. to 375 Boulevard NE, near Wabash Avenue and a convenience store, after a report of a person shot. Responding officers found Heard unresponsive and not breathing; medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office later identified the victim as Malik Heard.

Atlanta Police Department homicide investigators responded that evening and began working to establish what led to the shooting. At the time, police did not publicly identify a suspect, disclose a motive, or describe the events immediately before the gunfire. Funeral services were held in June 2024, with a public viewing on June 14 at R.W. Andrews Mortuary, a funeral on June 15 at the mortuary chapel, and interment at Lincoln Cemetery.

For readers who knew Malik or who have information about what happened at 375 Boulevard NE on May 31, please share tips with investigators.