Cequan James, 31, of Stone Mountain, was killed on May 12, 2024, after an apparent gas-station carjacking turned violent. He had been working delivery gigs in addition to his regular job as a groundskeeper in Georgia Tech’s housing department. Police say two armed men approached him at the Chevron on Redan Road near Indian Creek Road; surveillance video captured the encounter at the pumps. Officers arrived about 6 a.m. and found James shot multiple times. He was taken to a hospital and did not survive. His phone was reportedly ringing with MOM on the screen when officers arrived.

Police say James’s Acura was taken after he was shot. DeKalb County officers tracked the vehicle to a Shell station on Brockett Road and arrested two men on May 15, 2024, after the suspects allegedly tried to flee and rammed two police vehicles. The men were identified as brothers Taylor Smith, 21, and Shamal Smith, 20, and news reports say they were charged with felony murder and armed robbery in connection with James’s death.

Does anyone have information about James’s last stop that morning or saw activity at the Chevron on Redan Road around 6 a.m. on May 12?