In the late hours of a summer evening in Atlanta, Georgia, the life of 23-year-old Terrance Walton was tragically cut short. On June 11, 2025, Walton, a Black/African American male, was at a Shell gas station in the 1700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NW when he was fatally shot in the chest. Atlanta police officers responded to a call of a person shot shortly before 10 p.m.
and found Walton deceased at the scene.
The investigation into Walton's death led authorities to identify 26-year-old Daquonta Hunter as the primary suspect. According to the arrest warrant, Hunter allegedly drove to the gas station, called Walton over to speak with him in the parking lot, and during their discussion, pulled out a firearm and shot him. The motive for the killing has not been publicly released by law enforcement.
For two months, Hunter remained at large. The search for him came to an end on August 23, 2025, in a rather public setting. An individual at the State Farm Arena recognized Hunter, who was attending a concert, and alerted off-duty Atlanta police officers working at the venue. The officers located Hunter and took him into custody without incident. He was subsequently booked into the Fulton County jail on charges of murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Online records indicate that Hunter has a lengthy arrest history in Fulton County.
