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Shayla Sullivan

Case from Stone-mountain, GA dated Aug 16, 2016

Victim Details

Shayla Sullivan

Female

Black / African American

Stone-mountain

GA

2016-08-16

35

Shayla

Sullivan

06/26/2026

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In the late hours of a Monday night in August 2016, a domestic dispute in a Stone Mountain, Georgia home tragically escalated, resulting in the death of 35-year-old Shayla Sullivan. A paralegal and mother, Sullivan was fatally shot by her husband, Clifford Elston, in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide.

Earlier that evening, Sullivan had contacted the DeKalb County police, expressing concern that her husband was not taking his medication for bipolar disorder and was ...
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  • DeKalb murder suicide: Police leave home before man kills wife
  • Police: Man kills estranged wife, self in former Stone Mountain home
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    I've been thinking a lot about how this tragic event must have affected Shayla and Clifford's childr... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the impact this tragedy must have on Shayla Sullivan's children. It i... ...Read More
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