Sonya Auta-Reid

Murdered

Sonya Auta-Reid, a 59-year-old woman from Tyrone, Georgia, was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide incident that occurred on December 18, 2023.

The incident involved Sonya Reid and her son, Khalid Auta. According to reports, authorities received a 911 call for a welfare check at an address on the 500 block of McDade Street. The caller, who was the mother of Khalid's child, reported that Khalid had held her and their toddler hostage overnight, claiming he had killed his mother a day ...Read More

FOX 5 Atlanta: Tyrone man kills mother, kidnaps child, and then kills himself, police say

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