In the early morning hours of January 25, 2026, 22-year-old Teonia Stokes was fatally shot inside a residence on GW Carver Drive in Monroe, Georgia. Seven months pregnant with a baby boy, Stokes was pronounced dead at the scene and her unborn son also did not survive. Another occupant, 25-year-old Curdarious Williams, was shot and survived with injuries.

Stokes was a senior at Kennesaw State University studying education and the mother of a two-year-old daughter. Her family says she was a loving, dependable person planning to become a teacher; the shooting occurred two days before her 23rd birthday. Authorities identified 36-year-old Dorreous Brooks of Monroe as a suspect and, after a multi-agency manhunt, took him into custody on January 27, 2026. He has been charged with felony murder and feticide and was denied bond.

Was anyone in the Monroe area that night aware of a dispute near GW Carver Drive or saw suspicious activity around 2:30 a.m. on January 25?