On February 10, 2026, 34-year-old mother of three Eboni Anderson was shot and killed in the parking lot of Palmetto Elementary School in Palmetto, Georgia while making a DoorDash delivery. Authorities described the incident as a domestic dispute that escalated into violence. School surveillance video reportedly shows an argument between Anderson and the child’s father, identified as 39-year-old Christopher Loris Ates, that became physical before Ates allegedly shot Anderson multiple times. More than 500 students and staff were put on a hard lockdown; none were physically harmed.

After the shooting Ates fled in Anderson’s vehicle with their 18-month-old son inside. A high-speed chase that crossed county lines ended about 90 minutes later in Houston County when the vehicle crashed; law enforcement rescued the toddler unharmed and took Ates into custody. Ates, described as a convicted felon, was booked on felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a weapon in a school safety zone and additional Houston County counts including fleeing and attempting to elude and cruelty to children.

If anyone has information about what happened in the school parking lot that morning or saw the vehicle before the crash, please come forward.