Tamesha Bartee, 31, was found unresponsive inside a vehicle at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of North Jefferson Street in Quitman, Georgia, on the morning of Monday, March 9, 2026. Investigators determined she had been shot and she was pronounced dead at the scene; her body was taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the homicide probe.

Family members Carla Folsom and Michael Harrell described Bartee as an outstanding mother to her three young sons and a beloved friend and daughter. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced; law enforcement is asking anyone with information to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Thomasville.

Did anyone in Quitman see or hear anything around North Jefferson Street on the morning of March 9 that could help investigators?