Andre Longmore

Mass Murderer

Andre Longmore and the 2023 Hampton Mass Shooting

Overview

Andre James Longmore was responsible for a deadly shooting spree that killed four people in Hampton, Georgia, on July 15, 2023. The violence occurred in and around the Dogwood Lakes subdivision, a residential neighborhood in Henry County approximately 35 miles south of Atlanta. Longmore, who was 40 years old, lived in the same neighborhood as the victims. The shootings began during the late morning and unfolded at multiple locations within a relatively small area. Longmore targeted people who were outside or near their homes, killing three men and one woman. Authorities did not publicly establish a clear motive for the attacks, and investigators said there was no known dispute connecting all four victims to the gunman. After the killings, Longmore fled the neighborhood, triggering an intensive search involving local, state and federal law-enforcement agencies. The manhunt ended the following day when officers located him in Clayton County. Longmore exchanged gunfire with police and was fatally shot. Several law-enforcement officers were injured during the confrontation.

The Shooting Spree

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, 2023, emergency dispatchers began receiving reports of gunfire in the Dogwood Lakes subdivision. Responding officers discovered several victims at different locations in the neighborhood. Police determined that the shootings were connected and identified Longmore as the suspected gunman. The first victims were Scott and Shirley LeVonne, a married couple who lived near Longmore. Both were shot outside their residence. Investigators said Scott LeVonne was killed in the street, while Shirley LeVonne was found nearby. Their deaths marked the beginning of the attack and alerted other residents to the danger unfolding around them. Longmore then moved through the subdivision and encountered Ronald Jeffers, another neighborhood resident. Jeffers was shot and killed while outside. Longmore continued through the area and later shot Steve Blizzard, who was also a resident of the subdivision. The victims were not gathered at a party, business or public event. They were attacked individually or in pairs during their normal morning activities in a quiet residential community. The scattered locations of the bodies initially forced officers to search a broad area while attempting to determine whether the gunman was still nearby.

Victims

• Scott LeVonne, 67 Killed on July 15, 2023, near his home in the Dogwood Lakes subdivision in Hampton, Georgia. He and his wife, Shirley, were among the first people attacked.
• Shirley LeVonne, 66 Killed on July 15, 2023, outside or near the couple's residence in the Dogwood Lakes subdivision. She was shot during the same opening stage of the attack in which her husband was killed.
• Ronald Jeffers, 66 Killed on July 15, 2023, at another location within the Dogwood Lakes neighborhood in Hampton. He was outside when Longmore encountered and shot him.
• Steve Blizzard, 65 Killed on July 15, 2023, in the Dogwood Lakes subdivision. He was the fourth known victim of Longmore's shooting spree.

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Confirmed Victims: (4)

Police shot and killed a man wanted in 4 killings in Georgia - NPR