Victim Reported Suspicious Person a Week Before Murder, Police Believe it was Unrelated

Russell Sneiderman had called Dunwoody Police a week before his shooting to report a suspicious person behind his home.

Sneiderman, 36, was gunned down on the morning of Nov. 18 in Dunwoody Village, just after he'd dropped off his child at preschool. The killer shot Sneiderman multiple times at close range and then fled on Mt. Vernon Road in a silver Dodge Minivan without plates.

Sneiderman had called police to make a suspicious person report on Nov. 10 at 8:30 a.m. Sneiderman called to say there was a suspicious person in his neighborhood, which is near Dunwoody Village.

While the timing and nature of the call are odd, police say the call is likely not related to the murder.

"The descriptions really don't match," said Sgt. Mike Carlson. "He did call, but it was just a random suspicious person call."

Officers responded to the call, but didn't find anyone.

Police are still working through the case, Carlson said, looking for clues.

"We're hoping something pans out here soon," he said.

Sneiderman's family offered a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the killer.

Police have a sketch of the killer, based on a witness account. There is a possibility that the beard worn by the suspect that day could be a fake or have been shaved by now, police said.

Of the 30 plus videos at , the Dunwoody preschool where the shooting took place, there is no footage of the crime or the killer.

Russell, or Rusty as he was known to friends and family, was married with two children. The Harvard Business School graduate was in the process of starting up several companies on his own. He had previously worked for many large companies, either as an employee or a consultant, including JP Morgan.

He'd also served on many boards, including the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation and the Autism Society of Georgia, and was involved with the Wish for Wendy, which benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Friends have started a Facebook Page dedicated to finding Sneiderman's killer.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Det. Andrew Thompson at (678) 382-6921.