On the morning of Friday, March 7, 2025, 31-year-old Detrenell Michelle Downing was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Hillcrest Apartments in Dublin, Georgia. The shooting occurred at about 5:20 a.m. and Downing was found deceased from a gunshot wound; her two young sons reportedly attempted CPR on their mother at the scene.

Authorities say the confrontation involved her ex-boyfriend, 37-year-old Lenton OBryant Jones, who also used the name Kobe Bryant Jones. A search for Jones followed; he turned himself in to the Dublin Police Department on Monday, March 10, 2025, and was arrested and booked into the Laurens County Detention Center. He has been charged with Malice Murder, two counts of Cruelty to Children in the 1st Degree, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. Downing’s body was sent to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and the case is expected to be referred to the Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.

Anyone who knew Downing or who may have information about the events that morning is asked to come forward.