Troup County mother, unborn child found in crashed car riddled with bullets die


Investigators in Troup County are trying to piece together what led to a shooting and crash that claimed the life of a pregnant woman and her unborn child on Tuesday afternoon.

It happened around 12:49 p.m. along Highway 18 near E. Drummond Road. Troup County deputies arrived at the scene to find a Honda Accord that appeared to have multiple bullet holes in the side. The woman inside had to be pulled from the vehicle. She was unresponsive and was rushed to a Columbus area hospital in critical condition.

The woman later identified as 29-year-old Akeila Ware, of LaGrange, was pregnant, but her unborn child also died.
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Police identify woman found next to I-675


CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - The Clayton County Police Department has identified a body found apparently shot to death on Interstate 675 on Sunday.

Police said the victim is 30-year-old Cormella Thomas. Detectives notified Thomas' family.
Authorities said someone spotted the body on the side of the road and called the police. The body appeared to have multiple gunshot wounds.

Officers went to I-675 NB near Grant Road overpass to find the body, now identified as Thomas, on the shoulder of the road.
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