<p><strong>Johntae Collier</strong> and<strong> Eric Dodds</strong>, an influencer couple also known by their hundreds of thousands of social media followers as @eandjgang, are now under investigation for murder.</p>
<p>Police began looking into the two TikTok stars, both 23 years old after a series of eyewitness accounts connected them to the shooting of 28-year-old Dakota Bradshaw.</p>
<p>Dodds posted a video online to their 800,000-plus followers claiming Collier, who was arrested first, was innocent and doing okay. However, Dodds himself was arrested only days later.</p>
<p>Despite witnesses connecting their vehicles to the crime scene, both Collier and Dodds maintain their innocence. Could this all be a misunderstanding?</p>
<p>Or is there more to this story than meets the eye? The Shade Room investigates…</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fatal Shooting Shakes Up Small Georgia Town, Witnesses Come Forward With Information</h3>
<p>The shooting death of Bradshaw took place on August 1 in the little town of Rossville, Georgia, right on the Tennessee border, with a population of only 4,000.</p>
<p>Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said he received a 911 call about shots fired at a residence, where authorities discovered Bradshaw clinging to life from gunshot wounds.</p>
<p>He was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.</p>
<p>The Georgia Bureau of Investigations later secured a murder warrant after Wilson says witnesses started sharing their account of what happened.</p>
<p>That led to the first arrest of Johntae Collier on August 8.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;So for the past couple days, I&#8217;ve been seeing in the media a lot of things being said about John, ya&#8217;ll are concerned about John, (asking) is he okay? Has he done anything to someone? The answer is no, he has not done anything to no one,&#8221; Eric Dodds said in his final video posted to TikTok on August 16.</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Suspects Are Boyfriends, Social Media Influencers With Nearly A Million TikTok Followers</h3>
<p>Collier and Dodds were boyfriends and influencers who shared over 800,000 followers on the popular social media app at the time of their arrest.</p>
<figure id="attachment_97913" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97913" style="width: 1556px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-97913 size-full" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-9.54.41-AM-e1662559406474.png" alt="" width="1556" height="760" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-97913" class="wp-caption-text">Pictured: Eric Dodds, 23, left and Johntae Collier, 23, right (Courtesy of Walker County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Ya&#8217;ll know John,&#8221; Eric could be heard saying in his last video on TikTok before his own arrest. &#8220;He&#8217;s the most free-spirited, caring person that I know.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Just one day after Dodds&#8217; last TikTok post, he was arrested himself in connection to the murder.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Early on we began working with witnesses and people who lived in the community, and we were able to develop leads that within about 8 to 12 hours put us on a track that ultimately led us to (those) two individuals,&#8221; Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Multiple witnesses reported seeing two individuals who bared resemblance to Collier and Dodds, who police then started a manhunt to find.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Suspects&#8217; Two Vehicles Reportedly Used In Connection To The Crime</h3>
<p>Their two vehicles, a Dodge Ram and Dodge Challenger which had often been prominently featured in their TikTok videos, were also reportedly used in connection to the crime.</p>
<p>Bradshaw was allegedly standing by a window inside of a home when he was fatally shot. The suspects, according to police, were parked in the driveway before they fled in a red pickup truck resembling the couple&#8217;s red Dodge Ram.</p>
<figure id="attachment_97914" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97914" style="width: 1066px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-97914" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-10.04.35-AM.png" alt="" width="1066" height="766" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-97914" class="wp-caption-text">Pictured: Victim Dakota Bradshaw (Courtesy of Facebook)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Police instigated a search warrant over 100 miles away in Huntsville, Alabama, where Collier was arrested. He has since waived extradition and is back in Walker County.</p>
<p>Police said they don&#8217;t know why the couple drove so far away to allegedly commit the crime, and have not yet revealed a motive.</p>
<p>In Dodds final TikTok video before his arrest, he told fans and followers that the pair would be back together making videos in no time.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Family Of Victim Express Grief On Social Media, Demand Justice For Dakota Bradshaw</h3>
<p>Meanwhile, the family of Dakota Bradshaw took to Facebook to express their grief in the wake of his death.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Well, I lay my baby down to rest yesterday,&#8221; wrote Bradshaw&#8217;s mother, Tracy Bankston. &#8220;This is a pain that no mother should ever have to go through. Dakota, I am not sure why this happened to you son, but baby boy I promise you there is no stopping your mom til every one of these people that are involved in this pay for what they&#8217;ve done to you. You know I love you baby, with all my heart.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Authorities said while they&#8217;re still unsure of who exactly pulled the trigger, they are very much aware of the couple&#8217;s online presence.</p>
<p>Sheriff Wilson went on to say that the investigation is still very much ongoing. He asked anyone else with information regarding the crime to come forward.</p>
<p>TSR Investigates explores cold cases and special interest news stories underrepresented in mainstream media.</p>
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