In the winter of 2019, the quiet city of Duluth, Georgia, was shaken by a tragedy that unfolded at a local hair salon. Myyoung Lee, a 48-year-old woman and the owner of Edge Total Hair on Pleasant Hill Road, found her life cut short in a violent act. On the morning of January 7th, her ex-husband, 62-year-old Namyoon Cha, entered the salon with a deadly intent.
Eyewitnesses reported that Cha ordered everyone to leave the establishment. As people fled, Myyoung Lee also attempted to escape. It was in that desperate moment that Cha opened fire, shooting his ex-wife twice as she ran. The attack happened in the parking lot just outside the salon she owned and operated. After shooting Lee, Cha went back inside the salon and turned the gun on himself.
When police arrived at the scene, they found Myyoung Lee in the parking lot with gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of first responders, she was pronounced dead at the scene. Inside the salon, they discovered Namyoon Cha with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a local medical center where he later died from his injuries.
Investigations into the incident revealed that Myyoung Lee and Namyoon Cha had recently divorced. Their adult daughter was reportedly at the salon at the time of the shooting but was not physically harmed. The case was determined to be a murder-suicide, with Namyoon Cha as the sole suspect in the death of his ex-wife. As Cha took his own life, there were no arrests to be made in connection with Myyoung Lee's murder.
