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Mary Branch, 33, was fatally shot outside a Waffle House on Tara Boulevard in Jonesboro, Georgia, in the early morning hours of June 19, 2020. Branch was waiting in her SUV for a to-go order around 4 a.m. when another woman approached the vehicle and fired multiple shots, killing Branch at the scene.

Investigators used surveillance footage to identify a suspect who had been in the restaurant shortly before the shooting. Authorities arrested 35-year-old Jasmine Monica Kirk later that same day; both women were reported to live in Jonesboro and to have originally come from Minnesota. The motive remains unknown and there was no evidence of a prior altercation between Kirk and Branch.

Kirk was charged with malice murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, and firing a gun near a public road. She reportedly said she had smoked something before the incident and claimed no memory of the shooting. Does anyone have information about Branch’s movements that morning or knew whether the two women had any connection?