Lamar McDonald, age 37, of Donalsonville, GA, was arrested and charged with one count of Malice Murder and other offenses in connection with the death of Dyshena Haire, age 35, also of Donalsonville, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The incident occurred on October 31, 2026, when McDonald allegedly drove a vehicle over Haire multiple times and shot at her.

The GBI was requested by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office to assist in the investigation into Haire’s death, which was reported on November 1, 2026. McDonald is currently booked into the Seminole County Jail.

Press Release: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Reproduced in full from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

GBI Arrests Donalsonville Man for Murder

Donalsonville, Seminole County, GA (November 4, 2026) - The GBI has arrested and charged Lamar McDonald, age 37, of Donalsonville, GA, with one count of Malice Murder, one count of Felony Murder, two counts of Aggravated Assault, and one count of Possession of a Firearm During a Felony, in connection with the death of Dyshena Haire, age 35, of Donalsonville, GA. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to assist in the investigation into Haire’s death.

On Sunday, November 1, 2026 at about 6:00 a.m., Seminole County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Haire’s home on Harrell Moye Road in Donalsonville, GA. Deputies found Haire’s body in the driveway with injuries consistent with an assault. The investigation revealed that around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, McDonald intentionally drove a vehicle over Haire multiple times and shot at her.

McDonald was arrested and booked into the Seminole County Jail.

Haire’s body will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office, where an autopsy will be conducted.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the GBI’s Regional Investigative Office in Thomasville at 229-225-4090. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling the GBI Tipline at 800-597-TIPS(8477), online at

https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile application.

Once complete, the case file will be given to the Pataula Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.