Serena Williams was 18 when she was shot and killed on November 16, 2021, at the Sanctuary at Alexandria Apartments on Lakeside Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana. Multiple shots were fired into the apartment unit where Williams and her sister were located; the sister survived the attack.

Police identified Germon Jefferson as the suspect. Jefferson, who shared a child with Williams’ sister, reportedly fled the scene, drove to Riverbend Drive and attempted to shoot the brother of the two women without injuring him, then led officers on a chase before escaping. He was arrested two days later in Dallas.

Jefferson was initially charged with second-degree murder and two counts of illegal use of a weapon. As the trial was about to begin, after a jury had been selected, he accepted a plea deal to attempted second-degree murder and the illegal weapons charges, with the sentences ordered to run consecutively for a total of 75 years.

If anyone knew Serena or has information about the events that night, please share what is known.