On January 25, 2018, in Byromville, Georgia, 47-year-old Priscilla Adams and her 17-month-old grandson Jashun Ingram were fatally shot in the yard of a home on Hill Street. The attack occurred about 4 a.m. as the family was leaving the house. A 17-year-old girl, Adams’ daughter, was wounded in the incident and survived.

K-9 units searching the neighborhood located 60-year-old Willie James Merrell in the backyard of a house across the street; he had a single gunshot wound and a rifle was found beside him. Forensic testing by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation matched shell casings from the double homicide to that rifle, and Merrell’s DNA was found on the weapon. Investigators concluded Merrell shot Adams and the child before his death.

No clear motive has been identified; authorities said there were prior disturbance calls to the victims’ home but no known history of conflict between Merrell and Adams. Some family members publicly expressed disbelief in the findings. Does anyone have information about Merrell’s connection to the family or about what happened that night?