Brandon McCray, 30, was found dead of a single gunshot wound in his Statesboro, Georgia, home on the morning of June 5, 2020. Police responded to a residence on Bea Dot Way after a report of a man shot and discovered McCray deceased inside.

The investigation quickly focused on his 25-year-old live-in girlfriend, Ashlynn Zipporah Griffin, who was arrested the same day and charged with murder after several hours of investigation and consultation with the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. Law enforcement described the incident as stemming from domestic disputes, and Griffin told authorities she acted in self-defense, citing prior abusive incidents; family members said they had urged her to leave McCray. The DA’s office had previously prosecuted McCray for a violent assault on Griffin in 2018 while she was pregnant.

The case raised questions about the history of violence in the relationship and the circumstances that led to the shooting. If anyone knew Brandon or Ashlynn, or has information about what happened at the Bea Dot Way home that morning, please come forward.