In the late summer of 2016, the life of 26-year-old Robert Dixon Jr. was violently cut short in a tragic incident that also claimed the lives of two others. On the evening of August 30th, police were called to an apartment complex on Riverdale Road in Clayton County, a suburban area south of Atlanta, following reports of a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived, they received no answer at the door and left. A short time later, a second 911 call from a relative of one of the victims brought them back to the scene, where a grim discovery was made.
Inside the apartment, authorities found the bodies of Robert Dixon Jr., an African American male, along with Mario Collier, 27, and Lakisha Davis, 23. All three victims had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The initial investigation into the triple homicide pointed towards a possible drug connection, as drug paraphernalia was reportedly found at the scene. Compounding the tragedy, two young children, the daughters of Mario Collier, were found physically unharmed inside the apartment at the time of the discovery.
In the immediate aftermath of the killings, investigators worked to piece together the events of that fatal night. They learned that two unidentified men were seen leaving the apartment shortly before the bodies were discovered. Based on witness descriptions, the Clayton County Police Department released composite sketches of two 'persons of interest' to the public in the hopes of generating leads. Despite this initial step, the investigation into the murders of Robert Dixon Jr., Mario Collier, and Lakisha Davis has since grown cold. There have been no publicly announced arrests in the case, and the identities of the two individuals sought for questioning remain unknown. The case stands as an unsolved triple homicide, leaving the families of the victims without answers or a sense of justice for their loved ones.
