A house fire on Fendig Street in LaGrange, Georgia, on the late evening of Saturday, February 8, 2025, turned into a double homicide investigation. Firefighters found two bodies after extinguishing the blaze; both victims, 38-year-old Jabreka Williams and 40-year-old Roderick Kennedy, had been shot, and the fire was not the cause of death. The LaGrange Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division took over the scene to determine what happened that night.

A person of interest, 35-year-old Travis Rivers, was taken into custody the day after the fire on charges unrelated to the homicides. By February 14, 2025, Rivers had been charged in connection with the deaths of Williams and Kennedy. He faces two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and home invasion. Authorities have not released a motive.

If anyone knew Jabreka Williams or has information about events on Fendig Street the night of February 8, please come forward to assist the investigation.