Sheldron Lamar Mallory, a 38-year-old Black man, was found fatally shot behind a home on McClendon Circle in northwest Atlanta on the evening of April 7, 2023. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene after he sustained a gunshot wound to the chest.

The Atlanta Police Department classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation. By late September 2023 the case remained active with no suspects identified and no arrests announced. Authorities have not released details about what led to the shooting or any potential motive.

If anyone has information about Mallory’s movements that evening or saw anything around McClendon Circle on April 7, 2023, contact the Atlanta Police Department with tips.