Man gunned down DoorDasher outside elementary school as she was making food deliveries, police say

A Georgia antheral allegedly changeable a DoorDash transportation operator to death extracurricular an simple schoolhouse earlier starring cops connected a pursuit with a young kid successful the backseat.

Christopher Ates, 39, is accused of sidesplitting 34-year-old Eboni Anderson astir 11 a.m. Tuesday extracurricular Palmetto Elementary School adjacent Atlanta. The shooting prompted a "hard lockdown" astatine the schoolhouse and forced schoolhouse officials to transport much than 500 kids to different schoolhouse truthful parents could prime them up.

Hours later, thoroughfare cameras tracked Ates' conveyance much than 100 miles to the southbound successful Warner Robins. Cops allegedly tried to propulsion Ates over, but helium sped away. A pursuit ensued until Ates crashed into a semi-truck, struck a guardrail, and rolled down an embankment, the Houston County Sheriff's Office told section Fox affiliate WAGA.

Cops took Ates into custody, and erstwhile they searched his car they seemingly recovered a tiny kid crying successful the backseat.

"Deputies instantly removed the juvenile from the vehicle, and EMS evaluated the juvenile," the sheriff's bureau told section NBC affiliate WXIA. "The juvenile was past turned implicit to the Houston County Sheriff's Office Juvenile Division."

Ates is presently facing charges of reckless driving, fleeing oregon attempting to elude a constabulary serviceman and child endangerment. He has not been charged successful Anderson's death, but authorities accidental they expect that to hap soon. Officials person not said what relationship, if any, the fishy and unfortunate had. It's besides unclear if the kid recovered successful the backseat of Ates' car aft the pursuit was contiguous for the shooting.

WXIA reports that Anderson was making deliveries for DoorDash astatine the clip of her death.

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"This is simply a tragic concern and our thoughts are with the Dasher's loved ones. Our squad is urgently investigating and moving with instrumentality enforcement to assistance their probe successful immoderate mode possible," DoorDash wrote successful a connection to the outlet.

A GoFundMe relationship statement called Anderson a "beautiful, kind, and gentle soul."

"Anyone who knew her knows the warmth and emotion she carried successful her heart. We are heartbroken beyond words and are trying to process this unimaginable loss," the GoFundMe said.

Anderson's children spell to Fulton County Schools, but they bash not be Palmetto, per the district.

"Based connected accusation shared by instrumentality enforcement, the incidental appears to person been a home quality that spilled implicit onto schoolhouse grounds. Tragically, a pistillate was changeable and killed. While this is an incredibly hard condition for our community, I privation to reassure you that nary Palmetto Elementary students oregon unit were involved, and astatine nary clip were individuals wrong our gathering successful danger. Our squad acted swiftly and followed each information protocols arsenic trained," Principal Jacqueline Bowens wrote successful a missive obtained by WAGA.

Ates remains successful the Houston County Jail connected the existent charges.