Police need help identifying two suspects after a teenager was shot and killed moments after walking out of a DeKalb County gas station Tuesday.
DeKalb officers were called to a Shell station along Snapfinger Woods Drive regarding a person shot shortly before 6 p.m. Akhir Muhammad, 17, was found dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds, according to police spokesman Lt. Shane Smith.
The victim had just walked out of the gas station when he was shot, Smith confirmed. The suspects then ran away.
Authorities have not said if the shooting was targeted or what exactly led up to the incident.
On Wednesday, the department released stills of gas station surveillance footage showing two people who they believe are the suspects. Both are carrying distinctive backpacks, one of which appears to have a light pink canvas with black trim. The other is black and white with dashes of hot pink that could either be part of the design or zipper ties.
Cadedra Bryant told Channel 2 Action News from the scene that her son was studying to become a general electrician and worked in valet parking.
“I can’t believe it. The only time I believed it was when I saw the medical examiner. I still can’t believe it. I’m just very hurt,” she said.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
In November, another 17-year-old was found shot to death in a residential area off Snapfinger Woods Drive, less than a mile from the Shell. Tavares Spencer was arrested and charged with murder in the incident.
At a Texaco gas station next to the Shell in 2019, three people were shot in a drive-by. Authorities said the victims were standing near the station when a car pulled up and began firing.
Anyone with information about Tuesday’s shooting is asked to call DeKalb police’s homicide and assault unit at 770-724-7850.
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