On the evening of July 25, 2023, 26-year-old Morgan Antoinette Lawrence was shot while walking to her car in the parking garage of the Mark at West Midtown Apartments on Bishop Street in Atlanta’s Loring Heights neighborhood. Morgan was on the phone with her mother, Barbara Davis, in Virginia; the call went abruptly silent and police arrived at about 7:40 p.m. to find her suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family and neighbors described Morgan as a vibrant go-getter and people person; a memorial service was held on August 8, 2023. As of early 2024 the Atlanta Police Department lists the investigation as active, with no suspects publicly identified and no arrests reported. Morgan’s mother has made public pleas for information, still haunted by the abrupt end to their last conversation.

If anyone has information about Morgan’s movements that evening or saw anything in the Mark at West Midtown parking garage on July 25, 2023, please contact the Atlanta Police Department.