Seventeen-year-old D’Shaunti Kyanni Hunter of Ellenwood, Georgia, was found dead in a rural Barnesville cemetery in January 2021. A family visiting Unionville Church cemetery on High Falls Road discovered her body lying on her back; she was fully clothed and had sustained at least one gunshot wound. Investigators noted tire tracks near the scene and believed she had been driven to the location. Her family last heard from her on a Friday when she was on her way to work; she was reported missing when she did not return by Saturday and was formally identified on Sunday. An autopsy was performed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Authorities arrested 22-year-old Jaylan Jashad Ray of Albany within days after receiving a tip; he was detained in Tallahassee by the U.S. Marshals Service. Evidence recovered from Ray’s mother’s apartment and his vehicle, including two firearms, was reported to connect him to the killing, and he was charged with murder and aggravated assault. The motive and the exact nature of Hunter’s relationship with Ray have not been publicly detailed.

Does anyone have information about D’Shaunti’s movements or contacts in the days before she disappeared?