Antonio Adler, 28, was fatally shot on November 24, 2024, in the parking lot of the Shops at Water’s Edge on Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He had just finished a haircut around 3 p.m. and was preparing to leave when a brief verbal exchange with a stranger reportedly took place. The other man walked away but remained near the lot exit. As Adler began to drive his green Toyota Corolla out, the man opened fire; Adler was found dead in the front seat of his vehicle.

Adler was a recent HVAC program graduate employed by Pepsi and hoped to buy a home. The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating and has released surveillance images of a person of interest: a man wearing a black and white long-sleeved shirt with a skeleton design and carrying a black backpack. Adler’s mother, Juanique Carrington, says she has video that captured the gunshots and shows someone fleeing, and that community members have suggested they know the shooter’s identity. No arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about the man in the skeleton shirt or the shooting, please contact the DeKalb County Police Homicide/Assault Unit.