DECATUR, Ga-- Four days after a popular hair stylist was shot and killed walking to her car in Decatur, a reward fund has been established.
The reward is through CrimeStoppers, and encourages anyone with information to submit an anonymous tip. If that tip leads to an arrest, the tipster is eligible for the reward.
At 10:55 pm Saturday, December 6th, Karen Pearce was walking from a Decatur restaurant to a parking garage behind 150 East Ponce De Leon. Pearce's body was discovered on a walkway.
On Monday, Decatur police confirmed she died of a gunshot wound. The 44-year-old lived in Smyrna and worked at True Salon. "While we are all in shock and grasping to understand how something so tragic could happen to a woman with such a beautiful heart, we must believe justice will prevail," the salon said in a statement.
City officials have emailed local businesses to remind them that police have already stepped up patrols in the area for the holiday season.
