In the late hours of a Friday night in Savannah, Georgia, the life of Tori Plummer, a 35-year-old African American woman, was tragically cut short. On February 17, 2017, inside an apartment in the Yamacraw Village public housing complex, a burst of gunfire erupted, leaving a scene described as grisly by responding officers. When the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police arrived around 10:28 p.m., they discovered three victims. Plummer, along with 25-year-old Erick Lawrence, was found deceased.
A third individual, 27-year-old Dennis Harris, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation into the triple shooting suggested that the attack was not a random act of violence. Detectives with the SCMPD Violent Crimes Unit believe the incident was likely drug-related. There were no signs of forced entry into the two-story apartment, leading investigators to surmise that the assailant or assailants walked into the residence and opened fire on the occupants. The pattern of shell casings found at the scene further supported the theory of a targeted attack. The deaths of Plummer and Lawrence marked the sixth and seventh homicides in Savannah for 2017.
Despite the efforts of law enforcement, the case has grown cold over the years. No suspects have ever been publicly identified in connection with the murders of Tori Plummer and Erick Lawrence, and no arrests have been made. The case officially remains an unsolved homicide. Authorities have in the past urged the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough, offering the potential for a cash reward and the assurance of a confidential tip line. For the families of the victims, the passage of time has not brought the justice they seek, and the question of who was responsible for the violence that night in Yamacraw Village remains unanswered.
