A 37-year-old Donalsonville man is facing murder charges after authorities say he ran a car over a woman multiple times before shooting her in Seminole County, Georgia. Lamar McDonald was arrested and booked into the Seminole County Jail following the death of 35-year-old Dyshena Haire, whose body was found in a driveway early Sunday morning.
According to the WCTV report, the attack is believed to have happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, in Seminole County. Investigators say McDonald drove a car over Haire several times before shooting her, an allegation attributed to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Seminole County deputies did not respond to the scene until roughly six a.m. the next morning, when they were called to Harrell Moye Road in Donalsonville. The same report notes that officers found Haire lying in the driveway, appearing to have suffered injuries from an assault.
Charges Filed by the GBI
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says it has charged McDonald with one count of malice murder, one count of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of possession of a firearm during a felony, according to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. McDonald was taken to the Seminole County Jail following his arrest, the station's report states.
The GBI examiner's office is expected to conduct an autopsy on Haire, and the agency has described the investigation as active and ongoing, per the same account. No further details about the circumstances surrounding the deadly encounter have been released.
A Second Fatal Case in the Same County
Haire's death comes about a month after another deadly domestic-violence incident was reported in the same small Georgia county. In early October, officers responded to a 911 call about a domestic incident at a home on Juree Lane in Donalsonville, according to WALB, which reported that the call came in around 8:20 p.m. on October 3.
That incident resulted in the death of 42-year-old Melissa Williams of Donalsonville from an apparent gunshot wound, the outlet reported. A 26-year-old woman and Williams's husband, identified as Kim, were also found with gunshot wounds and taken to the hospital, according to the same report. Days later, on October 6, the GBI obtained an arrest warrant for Kim on charges of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during a crime.
The two cases remain separate investigations, and no connection between them has been reported. As of now, the GBI has not released additional information about Haire's death beyond the charges against McDonald and the expected autopsy.
