FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Family of the mother shot and killed outside Palmetto Elementary School said the suspected murderer stole her car with her baby inside.
A family member speaks, and new charges for the shooting suspect, LIVE On Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
Eboni Anderson was a delivery driver dropping off a lunch order at the school Tuesday when Christopher Ates, a man she dated in the past, shot her outside, police said.
Deputies found him in Houston County. Anderson’s family said they learned that Ates refused to stop for law enforcement until he crashed.
The family said deputies rescued the baby, arrested Ates and alerted them.
Anderson did not just leave behind a baby boy. She had two twin boys who are 8 years old.
She also leaves behind a 16-year-old little sister, a mother, father and host of other family members.
No students or staff at Palmetto Elementary were involved. The school went into a hard lockdown for several hours after the shots were fired and someone pressed an alert button.
A GoFundMe was started to pay for her funeral and help the family as they grieve her loss.
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