In the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta, a Friday afternoon in October of 2010 turned tragic for 57-year-old Everett Collins. While walking to a neighbor's house around 1:30 p.m., an armed man approached him near the intersection of Ridgedale Road NE and Norwood Avenue. Mr. Collins, a male, was reportedly on his cellphone at the time of the encounter.
Witnesses in the area recounted hearing an argument between Collins and the unidentified man just before the sound of a gunshot shattered
the afternoon quiet. The assailant fled the scene after the shooting, leaving Collins fatally wounded in the street. Atlanta police investigators believed the argument was the catalyst for the deadly shooting.
Despite their investigation, authorities were unable to immediately identify a suspect or establish a clear motive for the crime. The case was highlighted as another act of violence in the area, unsettling residents who recalled a similar, non-fatal shooting on the same street the previous year. The search for the person responsible for Everett Collins' death was ongoing, leaving a community in search of answers and a family to mourn their loss. At the time of the initial reports, no arrests had been made in connection with the homicide.
