In the early hours of March 31, 2025, 21-year-old Montease Yvonne Booker was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a home on Seventh Place in Pleasant Grove, Alabama. Officers were called about an assault and arrived at the residence about 5:30 a.m., where Booker was discovered deceased.

Standing outside the house when officers arrived was 31-year-old Devin Johnson. A pistol believed to be the weapon was found resting on top of a nearby car, and Johnson was taken into custody at the scene as the primary suspect; he was held at the Pleasant Grove City Jail pending the next steps in the investigation. Reports portray the incident as a domestic dispute that escalated to lethal violence.

Family and friends described Booker as a young woman whose life was cut short; the community in the Birmingham area reacted with shock. If anyone has information about what happened that morning or knew Montease Booker, please come forward to investigators.