On the evening of Saturday, September 26, 2015, 39-year-old Nova Jill Saffles was found dead inside her home on North Maple Street in Springfield, Georgia, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. The Springfield Police Department called for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to assist, and the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office was scheduled to perform an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.

Investigators focused on a primary suspect identified as Nova Saffles’ 52-year-old boyfriend, Luis Edgardo Vendrell, who also appears in some reports as Louis Vendrell Larges. Deputies with the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested Vendrell during a traffic stop a short time after Saffles was discovered. He was booked and charged with murder and held at the Effingham County Jail.

Few details about motive or the specific circumstances of the shooting have been released. If anyone knew Nova, her household, or saw activity on North Maple Street that night, please share what might help this case.