On June 23, 2022, police in Griffin, Georgia, responded to a shooting at the Vineyard Village Apartments on Highway 16 West and found 52-year-old Lisa Blanton inside the residence with at least one gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Also in the apartment was 53-year-old James Riley Williams III, who had multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen and extremities; he was conscious when officers arrived and was taken to Atlanta Medical Center in stable condition. A third person, 26-year-old James Riley Williams IV, was initially detained for possession of marijuana and a handgun found at the scene but was later identified by investigators as the shooter and arrested on malice murder and weapons charges.

Authorities described the incident as domestic-related but did not publicly clarify the specific relationship between Blanton and the younger Williams; one report said there was no known relationship. The motive remained under investigation. Does anyone have information about Blanton, the apartment complex, or who knew her?