Shay De St. Germain, 33, was shot and killed in New Orleans on May 16, 2019, after an altercation behind the Clover Grill in the French Quarter. A popular waitress at the restaurant, she suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the face during a struggle between her ex-boyfriend, Alexander Kirby, and her then-boyfriend, Dylan Pennington. Shay was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Louisiana State Police troopers found Alexander Kirby nearby with bloody hands and holding the gun to his own head; he dropped the weapon and was arrested. An Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Kirby on second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder of Pennington, two counts of second-degree kidnapping, and illegal carrying of a concealed weapon. Prosecutors acknowledged Pennington was the last person holding the handgun, and the trial in July 2022 focused on security camera footage. After deliberation the jury acquitted Kirby of charges connected to Shay’s death but convicted him of aggravated battery for striking Pennington with the gun.

If anyone knew Shay, worked with her at the Clover Grill, or has information about the events that night, please share what is known.