Albren Banks, a 25-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, was shot and killed on September 12, 2018. Deputies found Banks bleeding from his abdomen at a neighbor’s home near Florida’s Turnpike and Belvedere Road; he was flown to St. Mary’s Medical Center and died that evening. Investigators reported Banks was shot in the torso and that his dog had also been shot at the scene.

Authorities arrested Barbara Jean-Tolbert, identified as Banks’ girlfriend at the time, and charged her with first-degree murder. Prosecutors say she intentionally shot Banks and continued firing as he fled the apartment; witnesses described yelling throughout the morning and one neighbor said they saw Jean-Tolbert trying to bring Banks back inside as he attempted to leave. The defense argued Jean-Tolbert acted in self-defense, claiming Banks forced his way into her room, threatened her at gunpoint, and that an agitated pit bull contributed to her fear.

A 2022 trial ended in a mistrial on the first-degree murder charge, and Jean-Tolbert was found not guilty of animal cruelty. A new trial date was set for November 2022 and Jean-Tolbert remained in custody without bail. Does anyone have information about the events that morning or the people involved?