On May 6, 2025, 31-year-old Lena Hardy was found with gunshot wounds in a home on Rowland Court in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She was taken to a nearby hospital but died of her injuries, leaving behind a young son and a grieving family.

Present at the scene was her 41-year-old ex-boyfriend, Brian Bacon, who placed the 911 call. Investigators found a shell casing and a bullet hole in the kitchen. Bacon gave multiple, differing accounts of what happened that night, at times saying Hardy returned from a night out with a gunshot wound and at other times saying an accidental discharge occurred after a scuffle or while placing a gun on a counter. He was arrested at the scene and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault.

Hardy is remembered by those who knew her as compassionate and fiercely independent; she had been studying medical billing and hoped to become a pediatric nurse. If anyone has information about Lena’s last hours or the events on Rowland Court, please come forward.