Five years later, Lil Marlo’s murder still unsolved in Atlanta

ATLANTA - Five years ago, rapper Lil Marlo was found shot to death inside a crashed vehicle on Interstate 285 near Benjamin E. Mays Drive.

The 2020 killing remains unsolved, and to this day, no arrests have been made in the case.

Atlanta rapper's father

What they're saying:

The rapper’s father, Rudolph Johnson III, is looking for answers in the death of his son. "We haven’t had closure yet," Johnson said. "It’s been a hard five years."

Lil Marlo was named after his father. "He was my firstborn. He had my full name: Rudolph Simmons Johnson IV," Johnson said.

Death of rapper Lil Marlo

What we know:

On July 11, 2020 , police found the rapper shot to death inside a crashed vehicle in the southbound lanes of Interstate 285 near the Benjamin E. Mays overpass. "His mother called me and