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Serenity Hollis was shot and killed as she walked along West Highland Avenue in Albany on May 8. (Images courtesy Facebook profile)
A 24-year-old Black transgender woman was shot in the head and killed in Albany in what a local prosecutor labeled as a likely hate crime.Â
Serenity Hollis was killed after a person approached her from behind and shot her about 4 a.m. on May 8 in the 700 block of West Highland Avenue. Hollis was gunned down on the same street in the southwest Georgia city where she was attacked and stabbed 22 times in April 2019.
Hollisâ killer jogged away after shooting her once as she walked in the street, according to video of the homicide released by the Albany Police Department. Police were called to the scene of the shooting nearly an hour after it happened. Her killer has not been identified or arrested.
Edwards: Saturday Albany homicide a possible hate crime By Molly Godley | May 10, 2021 at 6:50 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 8:13 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Prosecutors are looking to possibly charge a person with a hate crime after the Albany Police Department (APD) said the person shot a man in the back, killing him.
It happened early
Police are still looking for whoever’s responsible. Investigators are collecting evidence and video to try to figure out who the shooter is.
Video from the scene shows the moment police said the suspect ran away after killing Joshua Hollis, 24. Greg Edwards, Dougherty County district attorney, said the shooting incident that happened Saturday is a possible hate crime. (Source: WALB)
DA: Suspect in Albany double homicide may face death penalty
Suspect in Albany double homicide could face death penalty, district attorney says By Molly Godley | May 10, 2021 at 7:01 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 7:21 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A Dougherty County grand jury returned an indictment in a February double homicide.
John McMillan was
McMillan is facing two counts of malice murder, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards said the state is contemplating whether it will offer to the jury the option of the death penalty. (Source: WALB)
DA: Suspect in Albany double homicide may face death penalty
Suspect in Albany double homicide could face death penalty, district attorney says By Molly Godley | May 10, 2021 at 7:01 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 7:21 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A Dougherty County grand jury returned an indictment in a February double homicide.
John McMillan was
McMillan is facing two counts of malice murder, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards said the state is contemplating whether it will offer to the jury the option of the death penalty. (Source: WALB)