In the early hours of August 3, 2017, Ashley Sapphire Boggs, a 28-year-old graduate student at Albany State University, was found in the driver’s seat of her car after police responded to reports of gunfire in the 2000 block of Champaigne Lane. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Shoreham Apartments.

Boggs was originally from Savannah and was one semester away from completing a Master’s degree in School Counseling. She graduated from Alfred Ely Beach High School with honors and earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Albany State University in 2014. While a student she participated in the marching band and the Zeta Kappa Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma Sorority, and she is remembered for a sweet spirit and willingness to help others.

A suspect was arrested in connection with the case. If anyone knew Ashley, saw her that night, or has information about the shooting in the Shoreham Apartments parking lot, please come forward.