Justuss Rogers, 26, was only trying to sell some cell phones when, police say, we he was shot dead in a robbery attempt.

“It’s sickening to know that people are so cold and so cruel that they’ll do something like this,” mother Tiffany Terry told Channel 2 Action News.

The mother held a vigil for her son this week, declaring her resolve for justice.

Police believe Lakoaia Johnson, 20, acted as if she would buy cell phones from Rogers, but it was a trap to get him to South Hariston Road in DeKalb County.

Shamar Davis, 17, is accused of shooting Rogers as he tried to fight off the robbery and drive away, police have said.

RELATED: DeKalb wife mourns husband shot dead after 41 years of marriage

RELATED: Grandma: Toddler who lost mom in I-20 shooting keeps waiting for her

RELATED: Doraville woman becomes Georgia’s only transgender elected official

“They’re robbing his car, leaving him for dead. He’s still fighting because he was trying to fight for these kids he has. I know he was,” Terry said.

As family members mourn, they hope Johnson and Davis, who are charged with murder, never get out of jail.

“I want the death penalty for them,” Terry told the news station.

Like DeKalb County News Now on Facebook | Follow on Twitter

About the Author

Keep Reading

Outside of McGarity Elementary School, the marquee sign simply reads "Pray." A student, 6, was found unresponsive in a pool near a residence at Carlton Farms in Polk County. She was taken to a hospital where she died. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: Alexis Stevens

Featured

Amy Bielawski, who runs Hare-Brained Productions, prepares to work at a Fall Festival in Stone Mountain on Oct. 4, 2025. Bielawski is worried she may not be able to afford health care through Georgia Access when subsidies expire. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC