Slain Rankin County teacher Ashley Smylie once taught at Warren Central

Former Warren Central educator Ashley Smylie was shot and killed in her Rankin County home last night. According to the father, Smylie was killed by her 14-year-old daughter.

According to numerous reports, the daughter shot and killed the mother at their home on Ashton Way in the Farmington Station Subdivision in Brandon. Just after 5 p.m., the father of the 14-year-old arrived home to find his wife deceased from a gunshot wound. The daughter had a gun and shot the father in the shoulder. He was able to wrestle the weapon away from the daughter, who then fled from the home.

About 30 minutes later, law enforcement found the daughter near the home. She was taken into custody and is currently in the Rankin County Juvenile Detention Center being held for murder and attempted murder.

Ashley Smylie, in November of 2022 at Northwest Rankin High School, was recognized as the Teacher of the Month.

Smylie was an educator at Warren Central High School about five years ago and still has family in the Warren County area. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.

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UPDATE – 1:28 p.m.

Carly Madison Gregg will be charged as an adult. Here is her mugshot:

Carly Madison Gregg, 14