Ga. Mom Killed Her 11-Year-Old Daughter Who'd Recently Completed Swim Program Before Turning Gun on Herself

Mar. 15, 2025

Makenzie B.Photo:DeKalb County Police Department/Facebook

Makenzie B, Victim of Murder-Suicide

DeKalb County Police Department/Facebook

A Georgia mother fatally shot her 11-year-old daughter before turning the gun on herself in an apparent murder-suicide.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Makenzie B., a recent graduate of our Summer Survival Swim Program, who was taken away from us way too soon,” the department wrote on social media. “Once DKPD, always DKPD.”

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The outlets reported that the mother was identified as 31-year-old Qiana Rainley.

Police did not say what led to the shooting.

source: people.com