Javare Bam Shakir-Fulford, 21, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Sunday, February 25, 2024, near the RaceTrac at 120 Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta, close to the Georgia State University campus. Officers who arrived about 12:45 p.m. found Shakir-Fulford with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a young father at the time of his death.

The location had seen a string of violent incidents, and RaceTrac later decided to close that particular store permanently after discussions with university and police officials. The Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating and has released surveillance video and images of a potential suspect and a person of interest. No arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers Atlanta. Did anyone see activity around 120 Piedmont Avenue that afternoon or recognize the people in the surveillance images?