Overview
- Erica Anderson was fatally shot just after midnight on Oct. 13 inside a rented residence on the 1600 block of 17th Avenue in Columbus, Georgia.
- Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said the roommate mistook Anderson for an intruder and fired twice, with the second shot striking her.
- Bryan reported the roommate had been on high alert over alleged threats from her son, a detail officials cited as context for the shooting.
- The death has been ruled accidental, and authorities said an autopsy will be performed as detectives continue their investigation and withhold further details.
- Columbus State University identified Anderson as a newly hired lecturer and costume shop supervisor, as friends and neighbors promoted support for her husband undergoing cancer treatment and their three children.