Overview

• Erica Anderson, 41, was shot inside her residence on the 1600 block of 17th Avenue in Columbus shortly after midnight Monday, police confirmed.
• Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said a roommate believed Anderson was an intruder and the death was ruled accidental.
• Bryan’s account described the roommate as on edge over threats from her son before firing the shots, including a fatal second round.
• Columbus State University said Anderson had just joined the Department of Theatre & Dance this fall as a costume lecturer and costume shop supervisor.
• A GoFundMe notes Anderson is survived by her husband and three children in Indianapolis, and that her husband is undergoing cancer treatment.