On a summer evening in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the life of 28-year-old Deven Tillis was tragically cut short by a senseless act of violence. On July 24, 2022, a day his mother was celebrating her birthday, Tillis was fatally shot in the stomach as he left a Citgo gas station on Rockbridge Road. He had been on his way to his 8-year-old son's football game.
According to family statements, a car approached the gas station and gunfire erupted.
Despite being able to communicate his name and social security number to first responders, Tillis succumbed to his injuries after being transported to a local hospital. The young father had recently secured a new job with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and was looking forward to a promising future.
In the wake of the shooting, the DeKalb County Police Department launched a homicide investigation that led to the arrest of one individual. Morgan Bailey, identified as the driver of the vehicle from which the shots were fired, was taken into custody and subsequently charged with murder. However, the individual who pulled the trigger remains at large, leaving a void in the quest for complete justice for Deven Tillis and his grieving family.
The family has publicly expressed their profound heartbreak and the desperate need for closure. The investigation into the identity and whereabouts of the shooter is ongoing, and authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward. As of the latest available reports, there have been no further arrests or significant updates in the case against Morgan Bailey or the search for the second suspect. The community is left to mourn the loss of a young father while awaiting further developments that might bring all those responsible for his untimely death to justice.
