{"id":81741,"date":"2026-04-22T03:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/these-are-the-victims-of-the-atlanta-area-shootings\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T03:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:29:14","slug":"these-are-the-victims-of-the-atlanta-area-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/these-are-the-victims-of-the-atlanta-area-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the victims of the Atlanta-area shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A loving father with a budding family. A dedicated Department of Homeland Security employee. A mother with a preteen.<\/p>\n
These are the people who lost their lives after a killing spree last week across several Atlanta suburbs left three families devastated.<\/p>\n
On April 13, 40-year-old Lauren Bullis, 31-year-old Prianna Weathers and 48-year-old Tony Matthews were shot within hours of each other as they were out doing the ordinary tasks of life.<\/p>\n
Based on surveillance footage and license plate readers, authorities have said they believe one man, 26-year-old Olaolukitan Adon Abel of Atlanta, shot all three victims in a rampage that has been highlighted by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n
Bullis and Weathers immediately died from their injuries. Matthews was hospitalized for six days until he died April 19.<\/p>\n
Matthews was part of a big family as one of four brothers \u2013 and he was starting his own family as well.<\/p>\n
He and his wife had a daughter last year, his sister-in-law Miranda Matthews told CNN, and he recently brought over his three stepchildren from Uganda, where their mother is from. He was working to get the children visas, but that process is now paused as his family reels from the loss of their loving father and husband, she said.<\/p>\n
Tony Matthews was the type of person who would help anyone, she said. The birth of his daughter, who will turn 1 in June, was an incredibly special moment for him, his brother Michael Matthews said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was so happy. It made him an even better person, and he was already a great person,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Police previously said Tony Matthews was unhoused, but his family said he wasn\u2019t, clarifying he didn\u2019t have his ID when he was found shot outside a Brookhaven grocery store in the early hours of April 13.<\/p>\n
As his condition declined, his daughter was there to say goodbye, a moment the family recorded so she would have the memory of her doting father, Miranda Matthews said. The family is currently fundraising to help pay for his funeral.<\/p>\n
Bullis brought joy and kindness to her neighborhood<\/h3>\n
At her job at DHS, Bullis was known as a dedicated employee and \u201cconsummate professional\u201d who was \u201ccommitted to public service,\u201d according to her obituary.<\/p>\n
But she was also an adventurous explorer who traveled the world and brought joy to friends near and far.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou couldn\u2019t meet her and not be her friend,\u201d fellow DHS auditor Ashley Toillion told The Associated Press. \u201cShe was just the nicest, sweetest, most encouraging person I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d<\/p>\n\n