In the late summer of 2018, the life of a young mother was tragically cut short in a violent act that left a family and a community in mourning. Joy Roby, a 29-year-old female, was fatally shot during a robbery in East Point, Georgia, on Saturday, August 25, 2018. A mother to an 11-year-old girl, Roby was leaving her job at a McDonald's when she was accosted by two individuals.
The attack occurred near the intersection of Washington Road and Dodson Drive Connector.
According to police reports, two men wearing hoodies attempted to rob Roby. During the course of the robbery, she was shot. Tragically, her body was discovered Saturday morning.
In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement officials began their investigation, searching for the two men responsible for this senseless act. The family of Joy Roby, engulfed in grief, made public appeals for anyone with information to come forward to help bring her killers to justice. They remembered her as a beloved mother and a cherished individual. A candlelight vigil was held in her memory, where friends and family gathered to pay tribute to her life.
Despite the initial investigation and the family's pleas for information, there have been no publicly reported arrests or identification of suspects in the years following Joy Roby's death. The case has seemingly gone cold, leaving her loved ones without closure and her assailants still at large. The community continues to remember a young life taken too soon, with the hope that justice will one day be served.
