Britani Monique Coberly was 20 when she was fatally shot on November 18, 2009. A resident of Acampo, California, she had been born May 4, 1989, in Lodi and was a Liberty High School graduate who worked as a customer service representative at Havatan salon for two years. Family and friends remembered her for a vibrant personality and the joy she brought to those around her.

On the evening of November 18, 2009, Britani and her boyfriend, Evan Karaway, returned to their apartment from a KFC when masked gunmen ambushed them. The assailants attempted to rob Karaway, who was described as a drug dealer; Karaway was shot in the leg while fleeing and Britani was shot in the back and killed. Investigators said the plot followed three earlier failed robbery attempts.

Authorities arrested and later secured convictions against Alphonze Fitzhugh and Robert Barnes. Prosecutors presented cellphone tower data and witness testimony tying the pair to the scene; the jury convicted both of first-degree murder, attempted murder and attempted robbery, though Fitzhugh was acquitted of a robbery special circumstance and three firearm discharge enhancements.