Update: Monroe man arrested in shooting that left a woman dead and and her husband injured

Monroe Police detectives seek information in the shooting

MONROE, GA (Dec. 25, 2024) – Monroe Police Department confirms that a man has been arrested in the double shooting of a Conyers couple on Christmas Day that left the man wounded and his wife dead.

Earlier on in the evening, Monroe Police Chief R.V. Watts confirmed that police were actively working a fatal shooting near the 400 block Maple Way in the city of Monroe. It was later confirmed that a suspect, Devin Sullivan, 21, of Monroe, had been taken into custody. He is charged with aggravated assault and murder. Police say other charges are pending.

According to a press release, at 6.06 p.m., MPD responded to two people shot at that location. Officers arrived to find that Tyesha Colley, 35, and her husband Jermal Colley, 41, both of Conyers, had been shot. Tyesha was pronounced deceased at the scene.

This is still an active investigation. If anyone has information they are asked to contact Detective Stephen Pearce at 943-227-4515 or spearce@monroega.gov or Detective Jeremy Caldwell at 678-522-1236 or jcaldwell@monroega.gov.

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