In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 17, 2017, a dispute between two men visiting a home in the Woodlake subdivision in Monroe, Georgia, turned fatal. Scott Ashley Rager, a 41-year-old male from Kennesaw, was shot and killed during the altercation. The Walton County Sheriff's Office responded to the incident and found Rager deceased at the scene.
Investigators quickly identified Daniel Tabor Reed, a 38-year-old from Atlanta, as the suspected shooter. According to reports, Rager, a United States Marine veteran, was shot with his own firearm. Authorities confirmed that the incident was not a robbery or a home invasion and that no one else was involved. Reed was promptly arrested in connection with the shooting.
Following his arrest, Daniel Tabor Reed was charged with aggravated assault and felony murder in the death of Scott Ashley Rager. The investigation into the motive for the deadly dispute was ongoing. Scott Ashley Rager was a native of Houston, Texas, and had been living in the Atlanta area for the 15 years prior to his death. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed camping, hunting, and triathlons.
