Left inset: Torodd Woods (Douglas County Sheriff's Office). Right inset: Nadia Shamsid-Deen (WAGA). Background: Georgia cops say Torodd Woods was caught on surveillance video dragging his girlfriend Nadia Shamsid-Deen out of his car and attempting to shoot her (Atlanta Police Department).
A 23-year-old Georgia man gunned down his girlfriend inside a car, dragged the mother of three out of the vehicle, stood over her, and then "attempted to shoot her again" but the gun malfunctioned, according to police. He allegedly fixed the weapon and opened fire a second time as the victim "attempted to seek help."
Atlanta police say Torodd Woods left his girlfriend, Nadia Shamsid-Deen, 22, on the side of a road in southwest Atlanta on Nov. 3 after shooting her multiple times with a handgun inside a vehicle he was driving.
Shamsid-Deen died three days later.
Woods surrendered to authorities on Monday and now faces murder and weapons charges, according to an Atlanta Police Department press release.
The violence unfolded around 7:34 p.m. on Nov. 3 near the intersection of Osborne Street and Murphy Avenue SW, the release says.
"Preliminary investigation indicates the victim and the suspect were seated in the vehicle when the male (suspect) began shooting at the female victim, repeatedly," according to police. "The suspect pulled the victim out of the car and attempted to shoot her again, but the firearm malfunctioned. The suspect then took the vehicle and began to discharge his firearm at the victim again as she attempted to seek help."
Surveillance footage captured the encounter and the APD released it while searching for Woods after the shooting. Woods can allegedly be seen dragging Shamsid-Deen out of the car and standing over her, trying to shoot her.
Shamsid-Deen's family says in a GoFundMe that she leaves behind three young sons, a 4-year-old and 2-year-old twins.
"At just 22 years old, she had so much life ahead of her — so many memories to make, milestones to celebrate, and moments to share with her children," the GoFundMe says.
Her mother, Erica Harris, told local Fox affiliate WAGA that she is devastated by the loss of her only daughter. She called for Woods to spend the rest of his life behind bars, saying, "He had no remorse … none."
Harris told WAGA her daughter had been afraid of Woods and expressed concerns about her safety to a friend. Harris said Woods had been at Harris' home with Shamsid-Deen on Halloween, just days before the shooting.
"I learned that she was in fear," Harris said. "I learned that he had called her phone all that day."
Woods is being held at the Fulton County Jail.