David Hood was a 40-year-old Black/African American truck driver who was shot while stopped on the Downtown Connector just north of the Capitol Avenue exit in Atlanta in the early morning of a Sunday in late November 2016. He had pulled his rig into the emergency lane at about 6:50 a.m. and stepped out; a passing motorist found him lying behind his truck with a gunshot wound to the head at roughly 7:10 a.m. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition and died on November 30, 2016.

Investigators found Hood’s wallet missing, but cash remained in his pocket and his phone and other valuables were left in the truck; the cargo of magazines appeared undisturbed. Police described no clear motive, reported no suspects, and appealed for witnesses. A February report later listed his case among Atlanta’s unsolved homicides for 2016.

If anyone was on the Downtown Connector that morning or has information about Hood’s last movements, please share what is known.