Atlanta dad met extremely violent near a Georgia bus station while carrying out an armed robbery

D’Anthony Reaves was fatally shot at 5.24am on July 19 near the Greyhound station near downtown Atlanta

Police have classified his death ‘as a felon killed by private citizen’, even as details surrounding the robbery remain unclear

Family claim D’Anthony Reaves, 44, was shot by someone while getting off the bus

Reaves reportedly, is survived by his 12 biological children and eight stepchildren

Atlanta police and medical personnel soon arrived at the scene and found Reaves with ‘multiple apparent gunshot wounds’

D’Anthony Reaves, [photo], was shot to death by a private citizen around 5.24am on July 19 near the Greyhound station near downtown Atlanta. 44-yearold Reaves reportedly, is survived by his 20 children

Who shot D’Anthony Reaves during the commission of a crime? Why are details of the ‘armed robbery’ unavailable?
By the accounts of the Atlanta Police Department, a father of 20 who was shot dead last month near a bus station, was killed while carrying out an armed robbery,
D’Anthony Reaves, 44, was fatally shot at 5.24am on July 19 near the Greyhound station near downtown Atlanta by an unnamed individual.
Responding police officers and medical personnel on arrival at the scene and found Reaves with multiple gunshot wounds.

According to Atlanta Police Department, Reaves was carrying out an armed robbery near the Greyhound bus station when he was shot and killed by a private citizen

D’Anthony Reaves was pronounced dead at the scene.
Initially Atlanta police stated that they have a person of interest in custody, while the family called for greater action and accountability.
Nearly a month later, homicide detectives said they discovered Reaves ‘was in the commission of an armed robbery when he was fatally shot’.
The details surrounding the robbery remain unclear, but police have classified his death ‘as a felon killed by a private citizen.’
Questions still to be answered remain, who shot Reaves? Why are details of the ‘armed robbery’ occluded?

D’Anthony Reaves, [photo], according to the records has 12 biological children and eight stepchildren

Reaves’ family believe he was shot by someone while getting off the bus.
‘I could not process what happened,’ a loved one told Channel 2. ‘Then they told me he got shot in the face twice, and that made it so much worse.
‘I swear that whole neighborhood could’ve heard me [scream].’
Family and friends gathered in his honor the night of his death for a candlelight vigil at a local park just steps away from where he lost his life.
Reaves had 12 biological children and eight stepchildren. For Cheryl Heart, the mother of one of his children, his death is ‘really heartbreaking.’

Police have classified his death ‘as a felon killed by private citizen’, even as details surrounding the robbery remain unclear

Budding artist Shamiracle Brown, recalls speaking to her father the night prior, as he was scheduled to attend a musical the same night he was killed: ‘I actually had a show tonight. I perform at 12:30, and he bought a ticket.
‘He was supposed to come. He came to every show. He never missed a show since I started making music. He was very supportive. He was always there.’ Brown said.
Another daughter, Arianna James, said: ‘I’m just going to miss him.’
According to the family, Reaves planned to start a program called ‘Power of Fathers’ in the Zone 3 neighborhood. ‘He wanted to help fathers get off the street, get their GEDs,’ his brother Deoineta Hightower said.
A GoFundMe page created by his family to raise money to end gun violence and help give Reaves a proper send off, to date has raised $$2,788 of the $4,000 goal.
‘What was taken from us was a loving father, brother, cousin and son,’ the page read.
‘He was the life of the party by all that knew him. Dinky you will be truly missed by so many family and friends.’