Tyriq Livatt

Tyriq Cornell Livatt, a 27-year-old Black man remembered as a loving father and a helpful person, was shot and killed on a Sunday night in southwest Atlanta. A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Tyriq worked as a security guard for Certified Security. His loved ones, especially his mother and children, remember him as a great father who is deeply missed.

On the evening of March 31, 2019, a house party was underway at the Hidden Village apartments on Landrum Drive, a complex later renamed the Woodlands at Cascade. According to the Atlanta Police Department, a dispute erupted between two large groups at the gathering. The initial conflict seemed to subside, but about an hour later, the fight started again. Around 10:30 p.m., the argument escalated dramatically when at least one person pulled out a handgun and fired multiple rounds into the crowd in the apartment complex parking lot.

When Atlanta police officers responded to calls of a person shot, they discovered a chaotic scene. They found Tyriq Livatt in the parking lot, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries. A second victim was found nearby in critical condition and was immediately transported to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment. While officers were securing the scene, police in the neighboring city of East Point received a call that three other gunshot victims had arrived at a RaceTrac gas station on Camp Creek Parkway. These individuals had fled the shooting in a private vehicle, seeking help. All three were also taken to Grady Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The four surviving victims were all males, ranging in age from 17 to 20.

The Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit took charge of the investigation. For years, the case made little public progress, leaving Tyriq’s family without answers. Investigators worked to piece together the events of that night, but the shooter remained unidentified and at large.

A significant breakthrough came nearly seven years later. In January 2026, the Atlanta Police Department publicly named Ashton Reed, then 28, as the primary suspect in Tyriq Livatt's murder. Authorities issued a warrant for his arrest and alerted the public that he should be considered armed and dangerous. Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to his arrest and indictment, and Reed was placed on the Atlanta Police Department’s 10 Most Wanted list.

The search for Reed continued for several more months. Finally, on September 16, 2026, the manhunt came to an end in Roanoke, Alabama. Acting on an anonymous tip, officers from the Roanoke Police Department located and arrested the 29-year-old Reed at the Roanoke Stockyard, a local livestock auction house where he had been working under an alias. His capture was a long-awaited development for Tyriq's family and the investigators who had pursued him for years.

Following his arrest, Reed was booked into the Randolph County Jail in Alabama. He faces a string of serious charges in Georgia, including felony murder, aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault, and six counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. As of September 2026, he was awaiting extradition to Fulton County to face trial for the murder of Tyriq Livatt and the wounding of four other young men. The case is now moving forward in the judicial system.