Shortly after midnight on February 20, 2017, a home invasion and shooting on Chester Lane in Ellenwood, Georgia, left 37-year-old Scherell Venisee dead. Police found Venisee unresponsive on the floor with fatal gunshot wounds. Her partner, Dectric Searcy, was shot in the garage; he was taken to a hospital and later died of his injuries. The couple’s children were reportedly inside the home during the attack.

Investigators say two men ambushed Searcy as he exited his vehicle in the garage; when Venisee went to see what was happening, at least one assailant opened fire, striking both victims multiple times. Officers recovered a significant quantity of illegal drugs during a search of the home, and police have said they believe the incident was drug-related. Composite sketches were released of two Black male suspects, described respectively as a late 20s–early 30s thin man with twists possibly tipped red or pink, and a mid-20s man about 5 feet 8 inches–5 feet 9 inches with a low-cut hairstyle and neck tattoos. No arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in the Ellenwood area see the suspects or the vehicle involved that night?