The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is renewing its call for information in the unsolved 2016 shooting death of Daniel Macias.
On Saturday, August 13, 2016, at about 2:38 a.m., Macias, 28, of Athens, was shot during an encounter with an individual at Hancock Avenue and Jackson Street in downtown Athens. He died from his injuries.
A person of interest was seen just minutes earlier, at 2:35 a.m., walking along Hancock Avenue in front of the courthouse parking deck. Detectives are asking the public to help identify and locate this person.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Matt Cawthorn at 762-400-7431 or Matt.Cawthorn@accgov.com, Detective Gary Mitchell at 762-400-7101 or Gary.Mitchell@accgov.com, or email ColdCaseUnit@accgov.com.
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest. The Macias family is offering an additional $10,000 reward for information that leads to both an arrest and conviction.
Anonymous tips can be submitted to the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 706-705-4775.
This article has been updated to reflect the reward is $11,000 not $20,000 as originally reported
