In the late hours of February 5, 2022, a 911 call in Dallas, Georgia reported a shooting at a residence on Old Locklear Road. Deputies found 35-year-old Shana Nicole Dover, a white female, suffering multiple gunshot wounds; bystanders had attempted life-saving measures but she died at the scene. The initial dispatcher report said the shooter was her brother and that both parties were intoxicated, but investigators later determined the two were not blood relatives but very close friends who considered each other siblings.

Officers identified 32-year-old Justin Blane Smart at the home and arrested him there. He was charged with murder and aggravated assault and held without bond. The case moved to trial; a jury convicted Smart of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in Dover’s death.

If anyone knew Shana, her relationships, or the events that night, can you share information that might fill in what led to the dispute?