Carol Horne, 52, was killed in Augusta, Georgia, on November 27, 2024, when violence erupted inside the Mystic Lane home she shared with her husband, William Horne. Richmond County deputies responded in the dark hours before Thanksgiving after a report of gunfire and found both Carol and William shot inside the residence; the coroner pronounced them dead at 3:20 a.m. The deaths were immediately described as coming from within the family rather than a stranger attack.

Authorities arrested Tony Brooks Horne, William’s brother, at the scene and booked him into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center as the suspected shooter. Early charging information listed multiple counts tied to the killings, including malice murder, felony murder, and firearms offenses.

Does anyone have information about the family, the Mystic Lane neighborhood, or events in the days before November 27 that could shed light on what led to this tragedy?