Late spring 2015 ended in tragedy for Stephanie Diane Chandler Tanner, 41, of Rome, Georgia. On May 28, 2015, Stephanie visited the home of her estranged husband, Dewayne David Tanner, accompanied by her mother, Beverly Broach. Dewayne had recently acquired a gun, and Broach brought a hunting knife belonging to her late father.

According to accounts of the incident, Dewayne briefly left the room, then returned and opened fire. He shot Broach in the arm and struck her with the pistol. Stephanie fled the house while Dewayne pursued her; Broach stabbed Dewayne in the back during the chase. Dewayne shot Broach in the chest and continued after Stephanie, who was caught near her father’s neighboring home and was shot in the leg and several more times, sustaining fatal wounds. Dewayne later left the scene and was found at a medical center with the stab wound.

What remains unclear is whether anyone witnessed the events from a distance or saw the suspect leave the area — any details could help clarify the sequence of what happened that day. If anyone has information about the events of May 28, 2015, please come forward.