Xavier Simmons was 20 when he was found shot and pronounced dead under a pavilion at Westside Park in Atlanta on the evening of April 19, 2023. Police responded to a call and treated the death as a homicide; it was one of three killings reported within a three-mile radius in northwest Atlanta over a short period, though investigators did not say whether the cases were linked.

The Atlanta Police Department identified 21-year-old Kameron Deal as a suspect and located him a few days after the shooting. Officers say a brief foot chase ended with Deal dropping a backpack that contained a handgun; he was taken into custody and booked into the Fulton County Jail. Deal was charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and in May 2024 he pleaded guilty and received a life sentence with the possibility of parole.

If anyone knew Xavier, was at Westside Park that evening, or has information about what happened, please come forward.