In a case that may be appealed further, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that a property owner cannot be held liable in a negligent security case over a murder in a convenience store parking lot.

Shaneku McCurty walked into a Stone Mountain convenience store to buy snacks at about 1 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2015. She made her purchases and left. Although her car was parked right outside the front door, an “unidentified assailant” shot and killed her before she could drive away, according to the opinion written by Judge Amanda Mercier and released Feb. 5.