BLACKSHEAR, Ga. – Shirley Lee, a mother from Blackshear, is pleading for justice after her 34-year-old daughter Kimberly Guess was shot and killed about two weeks ago.
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Lee says Guess was killed in Blackshear on the morning of Oct. 17 when she went outside to warm up her car before leaving to perform her duties as a cabinet builder.
News4JAX spoke with the mournful mother about what happened and the message she has for the person who pulled the trigger.
“I just want justice,” Lee said. “That coward killed my daughter cold-blooded.”
She continued, “I want him to come forward...I don’t understand why he shot my child like this,” she said. “I do not understand. I want answers. I want to know why he shot her like this. Why he killed her?”
But her mother says someone was hiding, waiting for her.
“He was hiding somewhere around the car or by the garage,” she said. “He came around and shot her five times, three in the chest, one in the side, and one in the leg.”
Lee said one of Guess’s daughters heard the shots and her mother calling for help.
Kimberly was Lee’s only daughter, and the grieving mother said she couldn’t have asked for a better one.
“She had a heart of gold. She was outstanding,” said Lee. “She would do anything for anybody. I saw and talked to her every day. Everybody who knew Kim loved her.”
Lee says the Blackshear Police Department is leading the investigation. News4JAX contacted the agency to receive more information on the case and was told to expect a response on Monday morning.