Carly Madison Gregg: Mississippi girl charged as adult for allegedly killing mother, hurting stepfather

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JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: A 14-year-old has been charged as an adult after she reportedly murdered her mother, a high school teacher, and also tried to kill her stepfather, as reported by local authorities per WLBT. 

The teenager, Carly Madison Gregg, stands accused of opening fire and killing 40-year-old Ashley Smylie at their Brandon home on Ashton Way, not far from the Magnolia State’s capital of Jackson on Tuesday evening, March 19.

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said that Gregg also shot her stepfather in the arm, but the man fought back, grabbed the gun, and survived, reported AL.com.

Carly Madison Gregg fled the scene following the incident 

After the deadly incident, the teen defendant reportedly fled the scene by hopping a fence, leading investigators to track her movements by helicopter and arrest her approximately a half hour after authorities first learned of the violence.

Carly Madison Gregg's stepfather came home to find wife Ashley Smylie dead

According to local ABC affiliate WAPT, the surviving victim told deputies that he came home to find that Smylie was fatally shot and that his daughter was holding the murder weapon, a pistol.

Although it is not clear what led to the shooting, reports have identified Ashley Smylie as a veteran teacher, most recently at the same school Gregg attended, Northwest Rankin High School.

The Vicksburg Daily News reported that Smylie was honored in 2022 with a “Teacher of the Month” award.

Similar case of teenagers fatally shooting Lyft driver and former US Army interpreter Nasrat Ahmad Yar

MEAWW previously reported that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, a 31-year-old Lyft driver and former US Army interpreter. Ahmad Yar was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 3, 2023 while working to support his family.

Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons of the Metropolitan Police Department provided updates during a press conference earlier that week, detailing the circumstances of the tragic incident.

“He was working extremely hard to support his family. He dropped off a passenger and was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by several young suspects. It appears, through our investigation, that these suspects may have been trying to take his vehicle,” Parsons claimed.

“During that interaction, one of the suspects shot Nasrat. They then fled from the scene, running through an alley, where they were captured by surveillance video that was instrumental in solving this case,” per WJLA.