On July 4, 2023, at about 3:15 p.m., 24-year-old Black man Chasin Homer was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Grove Adams Park apartment complex on Delowe Drive in southwest Atlanta. Atlanta police found Homer with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives said the shooting appeared to be targeted and grew out of a dispute in the parking lot.

Homer had recently moved into the complex and told family he felt unsafe there because of persistent violence, including murders and burglaries. His sister, Taqueria Barber, recalled his concerns. On August 31 investigators arrested two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, on murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and a misdemeanor count for underage firearm possession. The 16-year-old was moved to Fulton County jail while the younger co-defendant remained in a regional youth detention center. The complex has been identified by the city and county as a problem property with chronic code violations and crime.

If anyone saw the incident or knew Homer’s movements that afternoon, please share information with investigators.