Inmate Jaydrekus Hart (left) is accused of fatally shooting Aramark food service worker Aureon Grace (right) in the Smith State Prison kitchen (Pictures: Georgia Department of Corrections/Lovett and Son’s Funeral Home)
An inmate allegedly shot a female prison food service worker to death that he was in a relationship with.
Jaydrekus Hart is accused of shooting Aureon Shavea Grace, 24, who was working in the Smith State Prison kitchen, around 4.30am on Sunday.
Hart then turned the gun on himself.
Grace was employed with the food service company Aramark.
‘We are heartbroken over the loss of our colleague and our hearts and prayers go out to her family,’ stated Aramark spokesperson Debbie Albert. ‘This is a tragedy for all of us.’
An investigation into the crime revealed that the inmate and cafeteria worker had a history.
‘During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that a personal relationship existed between Aramark employee Grace and offender Hart,’ a Georgia Department of Corrections spokesperson told The Independent on Monday.
‘A suicide note was also discovered that appears to have been left by offender Hart.”
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