Woman pleaded for help on 911 call before deadly shooting at Savannah gas station

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A woman called 911 for help in her final moments, telling dispatchers a man was threatening to kill her before she was shot and killed at a Savannah gas station earlier this month, a detective testified in court Monday.

Pierre Byrd is accused of murdering Tonya Sellers at the Chu’s gas station on Middleground Road. A judge moved the case to Superior Court during Monday’s hearing.

Savannah Police Detective James King testified that Sellers used a bystander’s cell phone to call 911 because Byrd was threatening to kill her. Gunshots can be heard on the emergency call, King said…

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