In the midst of a violent year in Atlanta, a 35-year-old African-American man named David Williams was killed on August 22, 2016. His death added to a rising homicide count in the city, which would reach one of its highest numbers in nearly a decade. The specifics of how Williams lost his life have not been made public by the authorities, leaving the circumstances surrounding his death shrouded in mystery.
The Atlanta Police Department has kept the investigation into Williams' homicide
open in the years that have followed. Despite their continued efforts, the case has grown cold, with no suspects publicly identified or arrested. The lack of closure has left a void for those who knew Williams and for a community grappling with the spate of violence that marked that year. His case is now one of many unsolved homicides from 2016 that remain on the desks of Atlanta's cold case detectives. Investigators continue to appeal to the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough in the case and finally bring a measure of justice for David Williams.
