On August 18, 2021, Pamela Sledd, 62, and her 21-year-old granddaughter Promise Mays were shot and killed in the parking lot of the NHK Seating of America plant in Frankfort, Indiana. The shootings occurred around 4:15 p.m. during a shift change; multiple employees witnessed the attack and called 911. Both women died at the scene.

Police identified a co-worker, 26-year-old Gary C. Ferrell II, as the person who confronted the pair. Security footage and investigators’ accounts say Ferrell attempted to force Promise Mays into his car at gunpoint, that Pamela Sledd intervened and was shot, and that Promise was then shot. Ferrell fled, allegedly backing his vehicle over Mays as he left; a high-speed pursuit followed and ended when he crashed and was taken into custody.

If anyone knew Pamela or Promise, or saw the parking lot that afternoon, please share information that could help understand what happened.