In the Lake Wildwood neighborhood of Macon, a calm Tuesday morning unfolded into tragedy when deputies tried to serve an eviction warrant and were met with gunfire inside a home on Ridgeview Circle. At about 10:16 a.m., a civil deputy from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the address with legal papers. As he stepped toward the front door, three shots rang out from within the house. The deputy quickly pulled back and radioed for help.
Support units came from across Bibb County, and negotiators tried for more than an hour to reach anyone inside. There was no response. Around midday, law enforcement used a tactical team to enter the home. What they found stunned everyone on the scene: two women, shot and killed, lying inside. Officials later identified them as Brande and her daughter Haliegh Summers. A man, believed to be their husband and father, Ray Summers, was found alive but badly wounded from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot.
Ray was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Despite medical efforts, he died late in the afternoon, closing the chapter on a tragic day for the Summers family. Inside the house, deputies also found two pets that had died. The sheriff’s office described the situation as a murder-suicide but has not released a formal motive or detailed sequence of events leading up to the violence.
Witnesses spoke of sirens and flashing lights drawing neighbors out into the street, watching as investigators combed through the property. Friends and relatives of the Summers family have remained largely silent, with grief likely overwhelming any immediate statements.
Authorities said the deputy who first approached the home was not injured. They stressed the unpredictable danger involved in serving eviction notices and expressed sympathy for the victims and their loved ones. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate, gathering evidence and seeking clarity on what happened inside the Ridgeview Circle home that morning.
