Tanuska Janay Jackson, a 31-year-old Black woman from Columbus, Georgia, was shot and killed shortly after midnight on March 5, 2021, inside an apartment on Torch Hill Road in the Eagles Trace complex. Public reports place the killing at that residence and identify Jackson as the person who died there that night. Memorial and obituary pages show the loss affected many who knew her.

Accounts report the shooting occurred during an argument between Jackson and Dexter Potts, described as her ex-boyfriend. Investigators say the couple’s oldest child, a 13-year-old daughter, walked into the room during the dispute; Potts allegedly threatened the girl with a gun, then shot Jackson in the head. Potts did not flee, reportedly called 911 saying he had killed Jackson, left the gun in the bedroom, and met officers outside. He was arrested and later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in connection with Jackson’s death.

Does anyone have information about Tanuska’s life, the household, or what happened that night that could help clarify unanswered questions?