Atlanta police hope new sketch will solve Georgia Tech grad's cold case murder
ATLANTA - It is a cold case murder which has gone nearly a decade without being solved. Georgia Tech graduate Patrick Cotrona was gunned down during a robbery in East Atlanta.
The family of the 33-year-old cannot believe he has been gone for nearly 10 years.
Thursday morning, the Atlanta Police Department shared a new sketch of the man they believe shot and killed Cotrona, hoping that someone out ther has the one key piece of information that will break the case wide open.
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Patrick Cotrona (Supplied)
On May 25, 2013, the video game engineer and graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology was shot and killed during a robbery near the intersection of May and Flat Shoals avenues in East Atlanta. He and two friends were on their way to a pub at the time.
Police say the shooter took off in a dark-colored 4-door vehicle.
Based on descriptions and ballistics evidence, APD Homicide Detective Scott Demeester says investigators connected the murder with two robberies in Kirkwood earlier that night.
The first victims were a couple from North Carolina who were in town for a wedding. The second was a jogger.
Using witness testimony, a GBI sketch artist created a drawing that the victims said was very similar to the gunman's appearance. Police have now commissioned a new drawing from the GBI that shows what the man may look like 10 years later.
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Demeester described the crime spree as "completely random acts of violence."
"I've been the homicide unit since 2010 - so over 13 years - and I have only four unsolved cases," Demeester said. "This is the only case that I have where I have no leads."
Robber is described as a skinny Black male who is now in his late 20s or early 30s. He was around 5 feet 10 inches tall.
There is a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS. Tipsters can remain anonymous.