GA GA - Patrick Cotrona, 33, robbed and killed walking to bar, Atlanta, 25 May 2013

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Georgia Tech grad's murder case still unsolved after almost 10 years

Case goes cold on fatal shooting that chilled Atlanta

Family still hoping to solve cold case of man killed walking to bar in East Atlanta village

ATLANTA — Ten years ago, a Georgia Tech graduate was walking to a bar in East Atlanta Village with friends when someone tried to rob them.

They ended up robbing and killing 33-year-old Patrick Cotrona.

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On the night of May 25, Cotrona was walking with friends along a road where the street lights were out when he was robbed at gunpoint, then shot to death.

“That was a big element of the situation at the time,” Cotrona-Krumm said. “There were arguments between the city and Georgia Power as to who was responsible for keeping those lights on.”

The community came together to try to find his killers. Police offered a $25,00 reward, but no one was ever arrested.

 

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Family still hoping to solve cold case of man killed walking to bar in East Atlanta village

"We’re hoping that enough time has gone by that people might feel comfortable coming forward and speaking up.”

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“It was really hard to believe it at first,” Cotrona-Krumm said. “I couldn’t register it in my brain because even though he was 33, he was still kind of a kid to me.”

Cotrona-Krumm said her brother had a lot of hobbies, one of which was hanging out at restaurants and bars of May Avenue.

On the night of May 25, Cotrona was walking with friends along a road where the street lights were out when he was robbed at gunpoint, then shot to death.

“That was a big element of the situation at the time,” Cotrona-Krumm said. “There were arguments between the city and Georgia Power as to who was responsible for keeping those lights on.”

The community came together to try to find his killers. Police offered a $25,00 reward, but no one was ever arrested.

The family and police believe that at least one person knows who killed Patrick.

“Maybe they were scared to step forward at that time,” Cotrona-Krumm said. “I’m sure if you know somebody who has taken someone else’s life, you don’t want to say anything. You’re scared for yourself or your family. And I understand that, but we’re hoping that enough time has gone by that people might feel comfortable coming forward and speaking up.”

Fernandes talked to Atlanta police to see if they have any new information about the case. They said they don’t, so the family is relying on witnesses who haven’t come forward yet.''