Akara Dannyell Williams, 26, was fatally shot in her Memphis home in the early morning hours of October 4, 2021. Officers responded to a shooting on Summerland Avenue at about 5:30 a.m. and found Williams and 44-year-old Patrick Alan Garnier inside the residence, both dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators describe the incident as a home invasion robbery by two male suspects who reportedly forced their way into the house and fled afterward in a small dark-colored SUV or crossover. CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County was enlisted and authorities publicly asked the community for tips.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly named and the case remains an active homicide investigation. If anyone has information about that morning, the vehicle, or the men involved, please share what is known with investigators.