On June 10, 2016, 19-year-old Homer Thirkield was fatally wounded after an argument between occupants of two cars on Sylvan Road in southwest Atlanta escalated into gunfire. Thirkield was struck during the exchange and later helped into a private vehicle that was reportedly headed to a hospital.

That vehicle stopped on the Downtown Connector, where Thirkield was transferred into a passing ambulance. The car then left the scene. Thirkield was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and succumbed to his wound. The Atlanta Police Department investigated, sought help from the public to identify those involved in the shooting and the people who abandoned him on the highway, but no arrests have been publicly announced.

Who knew Homer or saw activity on Sylvan Road or the Downtown Connector that day and can help bring answers to his family?