DeKalb County investigators searching for 2 gunmen in 2021 gas station murder

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Investigators are asking the public for help identifying two men wanted for a deadly shooting at a DeKalb County gas station in 2021.

It's been nearly two years since 20-year-old Keng Wilson was shot and killed at a gas station on Rockbridge Road. 

"His smile, his beautiful smile," said Christina Scott, Wilson’s mom "I can’t ever get that back."

It is the pain of mother who still cannot comprehend why she had to lose her son at such a young age.

"My world stopped two years ago," Scott said.

Surveillance video from the business showed Wilson driving up to the gas station and going inside its convenience store. While he was filling up his car, police say 26-year-old Joshua Ontario Simpson walked up and started arguing with him.

Joshua Simpson (DeKalb County Jail)

At one point during the confrontation, officials say Simpson pulled a gun out from his waistband and blocked Wilson from driving away. Simpson and two unknown gunmen then began shooting, hitting Wilson multiple times. He died at a nearby hospital from his wounds.

Officers arrested Simpson in August 2021 and charged him with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a first-offender probationer, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

"We work hard to solve these cases that come in and when we get to a point where we feel like we are stuck we want to do everything we can so that's why  we are reaching out to the public to see if they can help us with this," said Jacques Spencer, an investigator at the Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office.

The identities of the two other gunmen remain a mystery. Friday, the DeKalb County District Attorney shared surveillance photos of the two men in the hopes that someone can help bring them to justice.

"What they did was selfish, I want people to know it was reckless," Scott said.

The first man was seen in security footage wearing a white long-sleeved T-shirt with a large graphic on the front, blue jeans, and a patterned bucket hat. The second was wearing a white T-shirt and dark jeans and was carrying a black backpack.

Scott says these types of shootings happen far too often and wants them to stop. 

She says her son was in school to be a chef and lost his life just days before the family was set to move out of state. She hopes someone will speak up and identify the two suspects.  

"I do feel like they are very dangerous people and if you don't put them where they need to be, it is going to happen to another family," Scott said.

If you have any information that could help identify the suspects or could help with the investigation, call the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office Tip Line at (404) 371-2444.