Georgia Baby, Mom Shot Dead by Dad Who Committed Suicide Behind a Church After Killing Them

A one-year-old Georgia baby was kidnapped and killed by her father before he committed suicide behind a church.

According to Crime Online, Darian Javaris Bennett, 38, kidnapped the girl after he shot 63-year-old Peggy Burns and her 38-year-old daughter Keashawn Washington, the mother of the one-year-old baby.

Newton County Sheriff's Office said they went to 95 Chandler Field Drive in Covington at around 11:14 p.m. Saturday on a call of a person who had been shot, WSB-TV reported.

Responding deputies found Burns with multiple gunshot wounds, including at least one to her head. Burns reportedly told police before being taken to a hospital that Bennett had shot her and her daughter and kidnapped the child.

Washington's two other kids, ages 11 and 12, were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but they were unharmed. Bennett was not their father. That night, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) issued an Amber Alert for the baby named Jaquari Bennett.

Suspect Committed Suicide After Killing Georgia Baby

At around 7 a.m. Sunday, authorities reportedly received a 911 call from Darian Javaris Bennett telling them he intended to kill his daughter and himself.

Police used GPS to locate Bennett's black Honda Accord and found the car at the Riverdale United Methodist Church at the corner of Riverdale Drive and Adams Drive, where they heard gunshots in the rear of the building.

Police then went to the back of the church and found the bodies of Bennett and the baby with gunshot wounds. Both were declared dead. The sheriff's office said Bennett shot the girl before turning the gun on himself, Fox 5 reported.

'We Don't Know What Triggered This,' Georgia Officers Say

Detectives are currently working to understand what led to the killings. Officers admitted they are still clueless about what caused the tragedy involving the Georgia baby and her family.

"We just don't know what triggered this. We don't know if there are any mental issues," Newton County Sheriff's Sgt. Jack Redlinger told WAGA-TV. Redlinger noted that he was not familiar with any arrests in connection to Bennett.

"I'm not familiar with his background. Hopefully, in a couple days, we'll have that information," he said.

According to investigators, Washington died while Burns, who was in critical condition, was being treated at Atlanta Medical Center. The GBI also confirmed the Georgia baby's death in a tweet on Sunday.

"Baby Jaquari has died. The Newton County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation," the GBI tweeted.

According to WSB-TV, Darian Javaris Bennett has just been released from jail. Bennett was reportedly arrested for threatening to kill the baby's mother two months before.

Pastor Phillip McPherson Armstrong of the Riverdale First United Methodist Church was shocked when a cop told him that Bennett shot and killed his daughter before he killed himself behind the church.

"It's just a sad commentary of what's going on in our world today," Armstrong told WSB-TV.

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Written by: Joshua Summers

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