On the evening of September 7, 2025, Elizabeth Cui Domingo, 74, was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Best Buy on Walton Way Extension in Augusta, Georgia during a custody exchange for her 5-year-old grandson. Her daughter, 37-year-old Melissa Cui Domingo, was also fatally shot at the scene; both women were pronounced dead after Richmond County deputies responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 6 p.m.

Authorities identified the alleged shooter as Melissa’s 41-year-old ex-husband, Hajir Talebzadeh, who had arrived for the exchange. The child was present and witnessed the shootings but was not physically harmed. Talebzadeh sustained injuries, was treated at a local hospital, and was taken into custody and later booked; prosecutors charged him with two counts of murder and one count of cruelty to children in the first degree. Court records show a long history of alleged domestic abuse, and a recent ruling had found Melissa acted in lawful self-defense after she shot Talebzadeh in 2021.

The child was placed with the Department of Family and Children Services. Does anyone have information about the custody exchange on September 7 or the events at that Best Buy parking lot?