Update: Woman injured in deadly shooting in Monroe April 19 was released from the hospital

Incident remains an ongoing investigation

Update

Monroe Police Chief R.V. Watts said Jennifer Hicks, the woman who had been shot in the incident that occurred on Douglas Street on April 19, has been released from the hospital. She was lifeflighted to a trauma hospital after being shot during the alleged armed robbery in which both she and her husband, Jeremiah Hicks, were shot. Her husband died at the scene.

Watts said incident remains an ongoing investigation.

Persons of interest but no arrests at this time

Update

Monroe Police Chief R.V. Watts confirmed that the department is looking at possible persons of interest in the deadly shootings on April 19 that left a husband dead and his wife critically injured. However, at this time no arrests have been made

“(It is) still an active and ongoing investigation,” Watts said.

If anyone has information with regard to this case they are urged to contact MPD.

Update

MONROE, GA – (April 19, 2025) – City of Monroe Police Department is reporting that at about 5:36 a.m. this morning officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Douglas Street in response to a report of an armed robbery and shooting. They arrived to find two victims suffering from gunshot wounds – a woman, identified as Jennifer Hicks, 30, and her husband, Jeremiah Hicks, 27, both of Monroe.

Jennifer reportedly told officers that she and her husband had both been shot during the alleged armed robbery. Her husband was pronounced dead at the scene and she was transported by air ambulance to an Atlanta-area hospital in critical condition.

MPD Chief R.V. Watts said that nobody is in custody at this time. This remains an active and ongoing investigation as detectives work to to gather evidence and identify those responsible.

MPD is asking anyone with information about this case to come forward. Anyone who saw or heard anything unusual in the area, has video footage, or has heard anything through the community, should contact MPD immediately.

Initial story

MONROE, GA (April 19, 2025) – The Monroe Police Department confirms that it is currently working a shooting on Douglas Street in the City of Monroe.

No other information is available at this time. We will update when more details are available.