Krystal Evans, a mother and real estate entrepreneur from Griffin, Georgia, had been embroiled in a bitter divorce battle since 2022 and was trying to move on from a violent marriage. “She was so happy after her divorce. She felt free,” her daughter Precious told local news station 11Alive . “We were even talking about doing a party.” But then the unthinkable happened. Two days after the divorce was finalized and she was granted a permanent protective order, her ex-husband, Tom Mallory, opened fire on her in broad daylight as she sat in her vehicle in front of the Spalding County Courthouse after a hearing.
Evans died from her injuries, and now her loved ones are demanding answers, accusing the sheriff and police of dropping the ball.
On the day of the hearing, Precious said a family friend asked a court clerk to arrange an escort for Evans as she left the courtroom, but somehow, the message was never relayed. She believes if the police had not ignored the seriousness of the situation, her mom would still be alive…