Daquan Murphy was 22 when he was shot and killed inside his apartment at the Alta Mill complex near Austell, Georgia, in the early hours of a Tuesday morning in January 2020. He was at home with his 23-year-old girlfriend and their 18-month-old daughter when a group of masked intruders intent on robbery confronted him at the door. Murphy tried to slam the door shut to protect his sleeping family; a single gunshot was fired through the door, striking him in the torso. He was taken to WellStar Cobb Hospital, where he later died.

After the shooting the intruders forced their way into the apartment, brandishing weapons and demanding property before fleeing. Cobb County Police linked the attack to a 48-hour crime spree that included other armed robberies and a carjacking. Arrests began the next day and investigators recovered firearms connected to the crimes, including the weapon used in Murphy’s killing. If anyone knew Daquan, his family, or saw suspicious activity around Alta Mill in January 2020, please share what you know.