Pregnant Milledgeville woman killed by child's father in apparent murder-suicide

 


Pregnant Milledgeville woman killed by child's father in apparent murder-suicide


A Milledgeville woman who was 33 weeks pregnant was shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide Friday at a home on North Richmond Street, police said.


Milledgeville Police Chief Dray Swicord said a preliminary investigation found that Jajuan Taylor, 33, shot Briuna Hartry, 31, and her unborn child inside a residence in the 100 block of North Richmond Street sometime between midnight and 8 a.m. before taking his own life. Officers were called to the home around 10:15 a.m. June 19 and discovered both victims dead, according to a department news release.


Hartry was about a month from giving birth and had recently celebrated her pregnancy with family, friends and co-workers. A June 17 Facebook post shows Hartry thanking colleagues for a surprise work baby shower, writing that her “baby girl is already loved.” A January 31 video posted by a friend documented an earlier gender reveal celebration for Hartry and Taylor.


Police said there is no ongoing threat to the public and that detectives, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Macon, are continuing to review evidence. Anyone with information is asked to contact Lieutenant Phillip Vinson at 478-414-4090.

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