12 BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN AND EIGHT STEPCHILDREN ..... NO WONDER HE RESORTED TO ROBBERY

Father of TWENTY, 44, meets extremely violent end while carrying out armed robbery

 

By Emma Richter 

 

Daily Mail

Aug 13, 2025

 

D'Anthony Reaves, 44, was shot to death around 5.24am on July 19 near the Greyhound station near downtown Atlanta, Georgia

 

A father of 20 was shot dead near a Georgia bus station while carrying out an armed robbery, according to police. 

D'Anthony Reaves, 44, was fatally shot at 5.24am on July 19 near the Greyhound station near downtown Atlanta. 

Officers with the Atlanta Police Department and medical personnel soon arrived at the scene and found Reaves, who 'sustained multiple apparent gunshot wounds.'

Reaves, who had 12 biological children and eight stepchildren, was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Nearly a month later, homicide detectives discovered Reaves 'was in the commission of an armed robbery when he was fatally shot,' police said. 

The details surrounding the robbery remain unclear, but police have classified his death 'as a felon killed by a private citizen.' 

When contacted by Daily Mail, a spokesperson with the Atlanta Police Department said 'no further information is available for release on the incident.'

Reaves's family believe he was shot by someone while getting off the bus. 

 

This week, the Atlanta Police Department said he was carrying out an armed robbery at the time of his death

 

'I could not process what happened,' a loved one told Channel 2. 'Then they told me he got shot in the face twice, and that made it so much worse. 

'I swear that whole neighborhood could’ve heard me [scream].' 

Reaves' family and friends gathered in his honor the night of his death for a candlelight vigil at a local park just steps away from where he lost his life. 

Cheryl Heart, the mother of one of his children, told the outlet: 'It's really heartbreaking.' 

One of his daughters, Shamiracle Brown, recalled speaking to her father the night before. 

'I actually had a show tonight. I perform at 12:30, and he bought a ticket,' Brown said. 

'He was supposed to come. He came to every show. He never missed a show since I started making music. He was very supportive. He was always there.' 

Brown said her late father was supposed to attend the musical the night of his death. 

 

Reaves had 12 biological children and eight stepchildren

The details surrounding the robbery remain unclear, but police have classified his death 'as a felon killed by private citizen'

 

Another one of her daughters, Arianna James, said: 'I'm just going to miss him.' 

Reaves's family said he planned to start a program called 'Power of Fathers' in the Zone 3 neighborhood. 

'He wanted to help fathers get off the street, get their GEDs,' his brother, Deoineta Hightower, explained. 

A GoFundMe page was created by his family to raise money to end gun violence and help give Reaves a proper send off. 

'What was taken from us was a loving father, brother, cousin and son,' the page read. 

'He was the life of the party by all that knew him. Dinky you will be truly missed by so many family and friends.' 

As of Wednesday morning, nearly $3,000 was raised. 

Reaves's viewing was held on August 1 and his celebration of life was held on August 2.