On March 31, 2020, 44-year-old Kotwang DeShasta Childs, an African American woman, was shot and killed during a violent altercation at a residence on Moreland Avenue in Macon, Georgia. She was one of three people who died in the incident; her 67-year-old mother, Janet Wimberly Samuels, and 69-year-old James Samuel were also killed. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reported the deaths resulted from a domestic dispute that escalated into fatal shootings.

Authorities said the primary suspect fled the scene with his 2-year-old son, triggering an AMBER Alert and a multi-agency manhunt that ended in the Tampa, Florida area. The child was recovered and later reunited with his mother, Jamila French. A private graveside service for Kotwang DeShasta Childs was held April 10, 2020, at Mount Hope AME Church Cemetery in Bibb County, Georgia, where she was remembered as joyful and kind-hearted.

Does anyone have information about Kotwang DeShasta Childs, her activities in Macon, or the events on Moreland Avenue that night?