Atlanta Police are asking the public to help put a name to a face after releasing surveillance video showing a homicide suspect, hoping someone out there recognizes who they're looking for. Investigators have not released additional identifying details about the suspect or the circumstances of the killing beyond the footage itself.
The appeal, first reported by 11Alive, shows the suspect appearing in the video, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Anyone who recognizes the person caught on camera is being urged to come forward, even anonymously, as detectives continue working the case.
Tips can be submitted around the clock to Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta by phone at 404-577-TIPS, online, or through the P3 Tips mobile app, with no requirement to reveal one's identity, according to ATL311. Crime Stoppers functions as a neutral third party that collects leads for law enforcement without tying tips back to the person who submitted them.
A Financial Incentive for Anonymous Leads
Tipsters who help lead to a felony arrest could also see a payout. In March 2025, Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta raised its standard cash reward for such tips from $2,000 to up to $5,000, according to the Atlanta Police Foundation, with the reward pool backed through the foundation itself.
The case falls to APD's Homicide Unit, which operates within the department's Major Crimes Section and holds primary responsibility for investigating homicides, cold cases, missing adults, and in-custody deaths across the city, per the Atlanta Police Department. That section also houses the department's robbery, gun assault, and special victims units.
A Unit With a Strong Track Record
This appeal comes as APD's Homicide Unit has been touting its performance. In January, the department reported its Homicide Unit closed 77.55% of its cases in 2025, well above the national clearance average of 61.4%, even as overall city crime fell by 7%, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
The broader numbers tell a similar story. Atlanta saw a 43% drop in homicides between 2022 and 2025, and last year marked the first time since before the pandemic that the city's annual murder count stayed below 100, per CBS News. An Atlanta Regional Commission analysis of APD's open data separately found the city's 2025 homicide rate reached a historic low following a sharp decline from a multi-year peak between 2018 and 2022.
Disputes Still Driving Violence
Even with homicides down, police leadership says the underlying triggers for violence haven't gone away. At a January briefing, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said escalating personal disputes remained the leading cause of fatal violence in the city, and department leaders have called for community conflict resolution programs to address it, the station's report notes.
The scale of that problem shows up in the numbers too. Atlanta police logged more than 3,000 non-fatal aggravated assault cases in 2025, illustrating how often arguments between people still turn physically violent even when they don't end in death, per the same account.
Staffing is also part of the city's broader public safety push. Atlanta has set a goal of hiring 600 new officers over 36 months, aiming to add 450 to the force before the city hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2026, according to the Atlanta Police Foundation, a buildout meant to support investigative units like the one now chasing leads in this case.
Georgia law treats murder severely regardless of the circumstances behind it. Under Official Code of Georgia § 16-5-1, a conviction carries a sentence of life imprisonment, life imprisonment without parole, or the death penalty, according to Bixon Law. No arrest has been announced in this case, and the investigation remains active as detectives wait to see whether the newly released video generates the tip they need.
