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Jajuan Taylor, Milledgeville: Quiet neighbor shoots pregnant girlfriend and unborn daughter before taking his own life.

 To the people living on North Richmond Street, Jajuan Taylor seemed like a regular, hard-working guy. He went to work every single day and took care of his dogs. Sometimes the dogs would escape into a neighbor’s yard, and he would politely go over to grab them. Nobody in the quiet neighborhood ever expected him to commit an act of terrible violence.


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g changed behind closed doors sometime between midnight and 8:00 a.m. on Friday. Police say the 33-year-old turned a handgun on his pregnant girlfriend, 31-year-old Briuna Hartry. He shot her multiple times inside a bedroom of the home they shared.


The shooting also took the life of their unborn baby girl. Briuna was 33 weeks pregnant and was only a month away from her due date. After killing his girlfriend and his unborn daughter, Taylor used the same handgun to take his own life.


The tragedy came to light later that morning when Briuna failed to show up for work at The Cook Building. Her co-workers grew worried because she was usually very reliable. They had just thrown her a beautiful surprise baby shower the day before. They called the police to request a wellness check.


Milledgeville police officers arrived at the residence around 10:15 a.m. They tried banging on the front door and the windows to get someone to answer. When no one came to the door, the officers decided to step inside the home. That is when they discovered both Taylor and Hartry dead from gunshot wounds.


Chief Dray Swicord stated that a preliminary investigation quickly pointed to a murder-suicide. Detectives found the handgun right next to Taylor's body. They confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public and they are not looking for any other suspects.


The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Macon is currently handling the autopsies to finalize the details. Neighbors are left wondering what could have driven a seemingly normal man to destroy his own family. A young boy is now left without his mother, and a community is left with deep scars.

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