Jaquaisha Shy-Dae Rhodes, a 21-year-old Black woman, died of a gunshot wound on November 4, 2023, after being found on the bedroom floor of a Powelton Avenue residence in Sparta, Georgia. Sparta police were called just before 11:30 a.m.; emergency medical personnel took her to Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin in Milledgeville, where she later died.

People at the scene told officers the shooting was accidental. A man was detained for questioning at the residence, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to assist the Sparta Police Department. In the days after the incident no formal charges were announced.

A public viewing and a Celebration of Life were held the following week. Does anyone have information about what happened at the Powelton Avenue home that morning?