Terrell Douglas, 28, was shot and killed on June 4, 2023, at an apartment complex on Southlake Cove Court in Jonesboro, Georgia. He had been visiting his girlfriend when an argument began after 31-year-old Jovaa Jackson, a former Rockdale County sheriff’s deputy who was pregnant with Douglas’s child and also involved with him romantically, arrived. Witnesses said the argument escalated and a gunshot was heard; Douglas was found with a chest wound and later died at Southern Regional Hospital, pronounced dead at 8:50 p.m.

Jackson was reportedly seen applying pressure to Douglas’s wound and called 911 before leaving the scene. She surrendered to authorities two days later and turned over the firearm she allegedly used. Jackson was arrested and charged with malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and stalking; the case is pending in Georgia Superior Court. Jackson had resigned from the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office on May 31, 2023, while under investigation for employee misconduct.

Family and the community are left seeking answers; anyone who witnessed the June 4 incident or has information is asked to come forward.