In the spring of 2022, a 26-year-old mother of three, Tanasia Conwell, was fatally shot in East Point, Georgia, an event that sent shockwaves through her community. The tragic incident unfolded on the night of Friday, April 22, 2022, at a recording studio located on Nabell Avenue. Conwell was at the studio with her three young children when she was gunned down.
The harrowing first report of the shooting came from Conwell's own 5-year-old son.
In a heart-wrenching call to his father, the young boy uttered the words, 'Daddy, that boy shot my mama.' Emergency services were dispatched to the scene where they found Conwell with a gunshot wound. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to her injuries. In the immediate aftermath, East Point police released surveillance images of three individuals they believed were witnesses to the shooting, seeking the public's help in identifying them.
For two years, the case remained a source of anguish for Conwell's family as they awaited a breakthrough. Their wait for justice saw a significant development in May 2024, when an arrest was finally made. Authorities took Future Tillery into custody, charging him with the murder of Tanasia Conwell. The gravity of the crime was further reflected in the additional charges Tillery faced: three counts of cruelty to children, a direct consequence of the presence of Conwell's children during the fatal shooting.
Following his arrest, Tillery, who has a history of other criminal charges including aggravated assault and armed robbery, was denied bond and remains in the Fulton County jail awaiting trial. For Tanasia Conwell's family, the arrest marked a long-awaited step towards closure, a sentiment echoed by her mother who expressed that they were 'finally about to get the justice we deserve.' The memory of that tragic night, however, continues to haunt her children, who, according to their grandmother, still recall the face of the person who took their mother from them.
