Ashley Chavone Watkins, 33, was shot in the 4000 block of Autumn Circle in Stone Mountain, Georgia on May 25, 2022 and died the next day at Atlanta Medical Center from a gunshot wound to her abdomen. Neighbors and police learned the shooting followed a heated confrontation with a tenant, 40-year-old Drew Brooks, whom Watkins had been attempting to evict. Watkins had previously sought a Temporary Protective Order against Brooks without success.

Brooks was arrested and charged with Voluntary Manslaughter, Felony Murder, two counts of Aggravated Assault, and two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. At trial prosecutors introduced video showing Watkins holding her keys when she was shot; Brooks’ self-defense claim was rejected by the jury, which convicted him on all counts.

Does anyone have information about Ashley’s life in Stone Mountain or about the events on Autumn Circle that evening?