Kenneth Cunningham II was shot and killed on the morning of January 3, 2024, at his apartment complex in Smyrna, Georgia, on what was his 40th birthday. Family members had flown in to surprise him. He went to the complex leasing office to ask about a delivery he was expecting; after staff told him no package had arrived, he stepped outside and was shot multiple times, reportedly in the back as he tried to flee. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses described a slender male about six feet tall fleeing after the gunshots.

Authorities say the attack was premeditated. Investigators identified 33-year-old Donovan Carter, described as the ex-boyfriend of a woman Cunningham had recently been seeing, as the suspect. Carter allegedly drove over an hour to the residence, disguised himself as a delivery driver to lure Cunningham out, and then opened fire. He was arrested later that same day during a traffic stop and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on counts including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Did anyone in Smyrna recognize the description of the fleeing man or see a vehicle that might match the suspect’s route to or from the complex?