On the late afternoon of April 22, 2023, 39-year-old Lewis Eric Harmon was shot and killed at the intersection of Hooper Street and Hillside Avenue in Decatur, Georgia. Harmon was in his red Chevrolet Silverado when a dark-colored SUV pulled up alongside. Witnesses say an argument between occupants of the two vehicles escalated; both men exited their vehicles, the man from the SUV returned to his vehicle, retrieved a gun, and fired. Harmon was wounded while trying to get back into his truck, collapsed, and was found unresponsive by DeKalb County police around 5:45 p.m.; fire crews pronounced him dead at the scene.

Authorities identified 36-year-old Tommie Lee Salad as the primary suspect. On May 24, 2023, a SWAT unit arrested Salad at an apartment on Walden Walk Circle in Redan; he was booked into the DeKalb County jail without incident and is being held without bond.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation at Hooper Street and Hillside Avenue or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.