In the late hours of a Tuesday in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the life of 33-year-old Whitney Nolbert was tragically cut short. On August 6, 2019, Nolbert was found deceased in the driveway of a home on Isle Royal Court. The scene, which was discovered by DeKalb County police around 9:10 p.m., was one of profound violence, with two other victims, 28-year-old Lynisha Mitchell and 40-year-old Daniel Price, also found with fatal gunshot wounds.
Investigators quickly determined that the
incident was not a random act of violence but rather a targeted attack stemming from a domestic dispute. The perpetrator was identified as 62-year-old Howard Jackson. According to police, all individuals involved were known to each other, with speculation that Jackson may have been in a relationship with either Nolbert or Mitchell. After carrying out the killings, Jackson fled the scene. A witness who knew Jackson saw him drive away, which led authorities to his home approximately two miles from the site of the murders.
Upon arriving at Jackson's residence, law enforcement found him deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation concluded that Jackson was the sole person responsible for the deaths of Nolbert, Mitchell, and Price, categorizing the event as a triple murder-suicide. The authorities assured the community that there was no ongoing threat. Nolbert, who was a mother to three sons and an employee at The Home Depot, was remembered in funeral services held in her native New Orleans, Louisiana.
