Holy Crap, he creeps up with a gun drawn. Holy Moly!!!! OUT OF CONTROL!!!

What is the guy reaching for, trying to steal? If he was a drug dealer as some of the comments on the other post suggest, I would think that the shooter knew the victim and knew what he had. If it was completely random, than that is really scary.

This spells doom for the Ponce City Market. Good Luck getting buyers, renters, business owners to occupy the space in what can be described as a war zone. A murder per week in that sector. Homeless thugs and street hoodlums litter the beltline and that area. Any day, the beltline rape/murder story will be posted. Too bad, ending before it began.

JM, or should I call you Henny Penny... Calm down, the work is a crazy place... Stay in Alpharetta and let us intowners deal with our problems. First up, clean up Boulevard. O4W would be a beautiful gayborhood, just like Boystown in Chicago.

Was not a stranger on stranger crime. It's unfortunate.

JM Hurricane you are hilarious!!!!!

War zone? Please! These things, as unfortunate as they are, happen in any city.

This should be an easy homicide for APD to solve, I bet the killer called him right before his arrival !!! DUMMIES

Could that possibly be a young black male committing a crime in (or very near) Midtown? No way!

Some of you people are mind boggling... I mean, seriously! DO you honestly think that anyone...especially dealers would walk around with a huge bag of weed out in plain view??? Wake up to reality... A 20 y.o. white dealer? Odds are low. Crime is high in that area...why wouldn't you think this was a random opportunistic robbery gone bad?

Could that possibly be a young white male dropping off the drugs !! NO WAY!! White people don't commit any crimes and they always live in the nicest areas of Atlanta. NOT!!

Steve - you would suck at being a detective. You're like Farva from "Super Troopers" sans the comedic wit. You're obviously out of touch with reality that does exists within your white picket fence.

Absolutely should start Stop & Frisk tactics in Atlanta. Brazen crime has gotten out of control and the mayors office and ADP are too busy spinning the numbers to care. God forbid they offend the sensibilities of thugs by stops and searches.

I currently live here, so sad. Definitely don't recognize neither victim or shooter. The whole breezeway smells so bad now. I have heard other people talking about various muggings in the area. Don't think this is related. I was told the police were searching an apartment inside, possible the person Lee was dealing to? Hope they solve this quickly.

What's really sad is the person who was on the receiving end of the delivery, as per pre-paid policy, is out a bag-O-hooch. Way, bummer maann!

Steve, no one has said here that being black makes you a murderer. What was clearly stated was that the majority of violent crimes in Midtown are committed by young black males.

"He was reacting to someone grabbing the item in his arms...pulling it away from said thug".
Really? So how do I know he was shot in the back?

Ok that's fine I'm just upset with what people have said about my friend who was a great person

so the other shooting at Moreland and Ponce was rumored to be over drugs...low level dealer taken out, same thing here? Are the players in the game making a statement?

Mr Lowery
A very bad tragic has happen an its very clear... Instead of us tryn 2 figure out wht the law will.... Lets spend the same time pray n 4 his family an real friends...
Love cuz...

I live in the midtown area amd my neighbors brother was shot labor day weekend 9 times in midtown by juniper st. Luckily he survived and it had nothing to do with drugs. He was simply walking to his car and the guys followed him and once he got in they started shooting. Another person was shot in Centennial Park over the summer during a robbery and died....This is just ridiculous.

Initially I wanted to jump in and tell everyone off for assuming what is not known. Yet I had just been informed that my friends, 20yr old, 3.7 GPA future bound son was shot and killed. While some of these posts are just ignorant and a sign of the times, it is important that it is stressed that murder no matter what the scinerio is a crime against all. Lee was a wonderful young man, if you see green in a black and white video, I commend you. White or Black really? , most important he was someones son who was needlesly murdered. I pray that none of you no matter how ignorant is faced with loosing a child. Kiss your brother, cousin, child, call a friend, life is precious. Lets just be greatful that these post are annonymous.

First off, this entire thread never should have gotten to the subject of race. Nobody deserves to have their life taken away from them by another person. The city should be grieving, and not worrying about lesser things like sexual preferences, race, or age. A person lost his life today, a person that i went to school with. May you rest in peace and may your life being taken away be a learning experience for us all.

A young man going to visit a friend was killed in our neighborhood. Doesn't matter if it was across Ponce or not . It is our neighborhood. He was a friend to my son. A son of another family. Another child lost. I am very sad for his family, my son , and all that are feeling this sad and tragic loss.

Three murders in broad daylight on Ponce in last couple of months-what are our neighborhood associations and representatives ding to wake up the APD and Reed???????????????????????????????????????????????????/

You guys are ridiculous commenting on this . Despite drug
Dealer or not whatever he was or is he was a friend a son a boyfriend and brother get some empathy if this was someone you knew I bet all you ignorant people wouldn't have the time
To comment like his friends or family. He went to my school and was always smiling
And very important to many people. Stop it

I watched both fox videos. One said shot in chest, another said back. There is no way to tell what was being stolen from the video. On a side note, how many of you have smoked weed in your life? Where did you get it? You bought it or a friend did, right? So does that mean since you were doing it you opened up the right to get shot dead? How about your son or daughter who smokes it at a party? Don't be so quick to judge. Drugs don't just magically appear. Dealers only exist because there is a demand. Legalize it and tax the heck out of it. Take out the black market and help our financial recovery.

On behalf of my LOWERY family..it deeply hurts 2 read the comments made abt our Little Brother,cousin, & most Important someones SON..who cares what he had in tht package or bag..what gives you all the right to label him as a Drug Dealer..Thnk about HOW we feel as a family..THE feeling of losing a family member over "we all dnt knw wht"..Lee is someone that was special & loved from the day God Sent him here 2 us as a gift..I could get rude as some of you but what purpose would that serve..We as a Family what Justice..& the person or people who TOOK HIS LIFE..GOD WILL HANDLE YOU..WE ALL LOVE YOU LIL LEE..& 4 the rest of you may you & all your negative comments have a blessed day..We have God on our side

Lee left us too early, too soon... His beautiful smile will be with us. He was a nice kid, a HOPE student, a sweet son, a special grandson, a loyal friend. He will be missed ;(
Trying to understand will not help. Anger even less. He was robbed and killed! Why? Because this is life, and shit happens! The only thing we can do is to make sure we appreciate life, making people around us happy. Because This is our legacy. My family is greatful for the time together
RIP Lee Lowery

Dear Readers,

I have removed some comments from this thread for use of profanity, which is a violation of Patch Terms of Use, as well as some that went over the line in speculating about the victim.

Patch values lively discussions about community issues, but we do ask that folks keep things civil.

Thank you.

With the video, somebody has to know the shooter. Let's bring him in quick. That parking lot is always packed, hoping some good witnesses come forth as well.

Hey Police, are you reading this? In the video, the killer is wearing a white "Billionaire Boys Club" sweater. Those things are very expensive, so most likely, the suspect has worn it before and those around him definitely noticed it.

Sorry for the redundancy, but my last post was deleted for some pointless reason.

I would like to see a community reward and some activism that will bring this thug to justice. Lee was a very special person to me and had an unbelievable future ahead of him. I can tell you now that Lee was shot in the back like any disgusting coward would do. Knowing Lee as I do, he would have gladly handed over whatever this piece was after. Just want to remind thug out there you took a fantastic individual but you will never take the memories I have of this awesome individual. WE WILL FIND YOU AND JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED

The news media and the Mayor office have made deliberate attempts to cover up the crime in downtown and midtown. Downtown is crime ridden with thugs blatantly running and conducting business in the streets. I'm not sure how it is in MIdtown but in Downtown police talk regularly with the criminals and take the path of least resistance when it comes to curbing crime. The truth is although their numbers may have increased under Mayor Reed APD has done done VERY LITTLE to curb crime. They don't arrest people that are selling and smoking crack in the middle of downtown on city streets. They sit in their cars texting instead of doing police work. I should have voted for Norwood I'm so sickened by his stall and cover up tactics. It's coming from the top.

To ikeahacker. Do you participate in your NPU "M"'s public safety meetings held on the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Helene Mills Center on John Wesley Dobbs @ Boulevard? Instead of idly ranting here - you could participate in conversations with the brass from both APD Zones 5 and 6 in a positive manner.

I, and you all should find it very odd that there is no public reward for this thug. There are several people out there that know this guy and would surely turn him in for a little cash. I urge you all to put pressure on Zone 6 and the APD to handle this properly and catch this guy/group. Find time today to call Zone 6 investigations at: (404) 373-5331 and ask for Lt. Spillane. It's sad that even justice requires a squeaky wheel these days... so start making some noise.

@Topher - Police have encouraged people to call tips in to homicide investigators, or to Crimestoppers, which does offer rewards for tips that lead to prosecution of a suspect.

No matter the details, this is a tragic loss and a senseless crime. A young man has been robbed of his life and future and his family and friends will never be the same. To those of you who want to judge......stop. This criminal must be caught!

O.k. I have pretty much solved the crime. What does it say on the murderer's sweatshirt? Harvard, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt. All we need to do is zoom in on the shirt, figure out the college name, and then check the local alumni clubs to see where this young man studied. Case closed!

T. Jackson
I pray that the suspect is caught and prosecuted to the highest extent of the law. It is sad when a person being murdered is being justified because of accusations; people, this young man was gunned down in a SENSLESS act and it breaks my heart. Instead making such hurtful comments how about taking the time to lift the family in prayer or say something pleasant. His mother, father ,family and friends are in pain; I don’t care what he was or was not doing it DOES NOT justify someone taking his life!!! My prayers go out to the family and friends of Lee I pray your strength in God and that you find peace. God Bless you!!

I am so sorry for Lee's family and dear friends. My daughter knew Lee and feels the loss of a special person who was kind and caring. My prayers for strength and love go out to all.

who lets someone get up on him like that?