Demond Tally, 45, was shot and killed on Presbyterian Avenue in Atlantic City shortly after 5:00 a.m. on February 10, 2019. A youth football coach and described as a staple in the community, he had just left the home of his longtime friend, then-City Councilman Marty Small Sr., who would later become mayor.

Tally had suffered earlier family tragedy: his son, Demond Cottman, was fatally shot in 2016. Investigators later linked Tally’s killing to a long-term probe into a major drug-trafficking operation; in April 2021 prosecutors announced charges against three men alleging the murder was carried out by members of that organization and that Tally had no ties to the drug ring. More than two years elapsed before charges were brought, leaving family and friends seeking answers in the meantime.

If anyone knew Demond, his routines, or saw anything on Presbyterian Avenue that morning, please share information with investigators.