Matthew Cecil Overby, 34, was shot and killed on February 1, 2023, while sitting in the driver’s seat of a Chevrolet Silverado in the 4300 block of 6th Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He had been helping a friend work on the truck’s transmission and was waiting for his mother to bring his children for a visit. Witnesses reported a man in black with a partially covered face approached with a gun drawn, shouted phrases including Are you taking the rap for that? and I told you, (expletive), then fired nine shots into the vehicle. Overby was pronounced dead at the scene; a friend recalled his last words were I didn’t…

The investigation focused on 31-year-old Jamal Adams after video showed him being dropped off near the scene, walking to the truck and opening fire, then discarding a hoodie and mask while fleeing to a nearby market where a rental car picked him up. Adams had an earlier October 2022 dispute with Overby at a motel in East Ridge, during which Adams accused Overby of stealing a gun; Overby denied the theft but returned a mistakenly taken flashlight.

If anyone knew Matthew, his movements that afternoon, or has information about the dispute with Adams, please come forward.