On Sunday, August 9, 2026, 31-year-old Jessica Rose Carroll of Sardis, Georgia, was killed in a violent attack that also claimed three other lives in Burke County. Jessica, remembered by neighbors as sweet and funny and someone who enjoyed arts and crafts, died after an assailant shot multiple people at two separate residences. Her mother, Betty Fort (also reported as Betty Holton), was among the dead.

The suspect later obtained a semi-automatic handgun, shot Betty and Jessica at a Tom Bargeron Road home, then stole a vehicle and drove to a Twin Lakes Drive address where Bunch and Bolton-Oglesby were killed. A fifth person, Andrew Putnam, was shot and survived.

The suspect was located after the surviving victim identified him, and a confrontation with law enforcement ended with the suspect shot and killed at the scene. No further court action is noted. Anyone with information about Jessica, her life in Sardis, or these attacks is asked to come forward.