Melissa Cui Domingo, 37, and her 74-year-old mother, Elizabeth Cui Domingo, were fatally shot in the parking lot of a Best Buy in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday, September 7, 2025. The shootings occurred during a custody exchange for Melissa’s five-year-old son; the child witnessed the attack but was not physically harmed and was later placed with the Department of Family and Children Services.

Reports say the alleged shooter was Melissa’s ex-husband, Hajir Talebzadeh. The deaths followed a long history of domestic abuse; court testimony in a 2021 case described years of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse against Melissa, who was diagnosed with Battered Person Syndrome, PTSD, and other trauma-related conditions. Less than a month before the killings, a judge dismissed all charges against Melissa from the 2021 incident, ruling she had acted in self-defense.

On the evening of September 7, authorities received calls about gunfire at about 6:12 p.m. Melissa and her mother were found with fatal gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. Talebzadeh was at the scene with an injury and taken to a hospital before being transported elsewhere. Does anyone who knew Melissa or her family have information that could help clarify what happened that night?