Gregory Maddox Jr., a 51-year-old Black man, was found dead in his Atlanta home on the evening of May 15, 2024. Police responding to a Westmoor Drive address in the Washington Park neighborhood discovered he had sustained several gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Atlanta Police Department identified Paul Richardson Jr. as the individual believed responsible for Gregory Maddox Jr.’s death, but authorities have not released further details about the circumstances that led to the shooting. Family and friends gathered for a funeral service at the Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, and Mr. Maddox was interred at Southview Cemetery.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.