Grieving family urges public to help capture son's murder suspect

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Published  December 20, 2024 6:48pm EST
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Family calls for capture of murder suspect

The family of a 23-year-old murdered man refuses to give up. They want the man who killed their loved one in front of a southwest Atlanta music studio to be caught.

The Brief

    • A metro Atlanta family is grieving the loss of their son, Nicholas, who was murdered outside a music studio in southwest Atlanta.
    • The suspect, Miquae Dequontist Williams, has been identified by police but remains a fugitive after being on the run for over a year.
    • The family is struggling with the absence of Nicholas during the holiday season, describing it as particularly difficult without his presence and laughter.
    • They are urging anyone with information about Williams to come forward, emphasizing the need for justice and closure.
    • A $2,000 Crime Stoppers reward is being offered for information leading to the capture of the suspect.

ATLANTA - A metro Atlanta family says holidays will never be the same after one of their loved ones was murdered in front of a music studio in southwest Atlanta.

Police have identified a murder suspect, but the family is frustrated because that suspect has become a fugitive who has been on the run for over a year.

"It is different if he was out there robbing somebody and got killed. But he wasn't bothering anybody," Scott Carter said about his only son, Nicholas.

In fact, Carter's 23-year-old son was not even armed when he was fatally shot in the neck last September as he got out of a car at a music studio on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard.

His father says the Christmas season just does not feel right without his son.

"At 23 years old, he was still a child, just a baby," Carter said.

"It gets rough because I don't see him. It's going to be rough as hell," he revealed, discussing the holidays without his son. 

Nicholas' aunt agrees. "Real difficult. It's just not having him with the laughter and playing jokes on everyone. It's not the same and you can tell it's not the same," Catherine Carter said. 

The family asks anyone who knows suspect Miquae Dequontist Williams to come forward.

"I wish somebody would see him and turn him in. Because it wasn't right. It's murder, cold-blooded murder," Mr. Carter said. 

Nicholas’s cousin says forgiving Williams for the deadly shooting will be a process.

"If you are living your life and enjoying your life, while we have to suffer and struggle because we missed the one person who meant the world to us... then you don't deserve forgiveness," Ashley Jackson said with tears rolling down her face. 

Jackson says it is hard to watch her uncle and aunt, and really the entire family suffer.

There is a $2,000 Crime Stoppers reward in this case if you can help lead police to Williams.

The Source: This article is based on original reporting by FOX 5's Aunquelique Proctor