Tonya Sellers, 49, was fatally shot on December 3, 2025, during a domestic incident in the 12000 block of Middleground Road in Savannah, Georgia. Officers were dispatched about 10:40 a.m. after reports of threats against Sellers. While police were en route the situation escalated into a shooting; first responders found Sellers with a serious gunshot wound and she was transported to Memorial Health University Medical Center, where she later died.

Family described Sellers as an independent businesswoman and a loving mother who had helped the man later identified as the suspect, including hiring him to drive a truck and offering him a place to stay. Reports say Sellers may have been trying to evict the man or end a business arrangement because of his background. The suspect is 53-year-old Pierre Byrd. Officers observed Byrd fleeing in a vehicle, briefly pursued him, and arrested him after he fled on foot. He was booked on charges including murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Did anyone in the Savannah area know Sellers or have information about her business relationship with Pierre Byrd?