Amber Wilson, 27, an Irwin County detention officer living in the Atlanta area, was shot dead at the Brookstone Apartment complex in Clayton County on a Sunday morning in August 2018. She had gone to the apartment she formerly shared with her estranged boyfriend, Randy Young, to collect belongings and intended to leave the relationship. A family member accompanied her.

An argument between Wilson and Young escalated and Young, then 31, allegedly fired multiple shots, fatally wounding Wilson. The family member escaped and alerted authorities; first responders found Wilson on the floor with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced her dead. A deputy warden described her as a wonderful person with a bright smile.

Young fled but was found about five hours later in a wooded area in Riverdale. During his capture a Clayton County K-9, Odin, was stabbed twice; officers recovered a handgun and the knife used on the dog and took Young into custody. The police dog was taken for emergency surgery and was reported to be in recovery. Anyone with information about Amber or that morning is asked to come forward.