Mother pleads for help finding her daughter's killer

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A heartbroken mother is pleading for help in the search for the person or the people who killed her daughter.

Investigators told Channel 2 Action News they think whoever did this will do it again. They told Channel 2's Liz Artz the streets will be safer when the killer is caught.

"She died that day and I did, too," Mary Jones said."She got a ride from somebody she trusted and they brought her to DeKalb and killed her."

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Jones' daughter, Tekeila Calloway, was found face down in a creek bed near the abandoned Hidden Hills Golf Course on June 28. Investigators collected a shell casing, but said it's unclear if she was shot off Fieldgreen Drive.

"I hope the person that done it does not sleep at night. I hope he don't sleep and I hope he wants peace and rest and he turns himself in," Jones said.

Police said whoever did this lured the 35-year-old woman from her home in Gainesville and took her 55 miles south to DeKalb County. Detective K.C. Payton is especially interested in witnesses who might remember seeing Calloway at a Gainesville gas station the same day she died.

"These are predators and they don't deserve to be on the street. If they did it to her, they'll do it to others," Jones said.

Payton told Artz he believes members of the Disciple Gang killed Calloway because of her ties to the Bloods. Police don't think she was directly involved, but say there is family history there.

"I wasn't there for her like I should have been and I let the streets get ahold of her," Jones said through tears. "She was looking for somewhere to fit in. She was looking for love and belonging, something she didn't get from me."

Prayer, she told us, is how she gets through the day.

"Pray, just pray," she said.

Payton told us his unit here has a long track record of solving crimes without jeopardizing the safety of witnesses. He said whoever comes forward will remain anonymous. You can call DeKalb police at (678) 406-7929.

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