Peggy Ann Small, a 70-year-old white woman, was killed on March 19, 2025, in Selma, Alabama, after being struck by a fatal head wound while in her yard on Highway 219. Her death occurred during a broader outbreak of violence that began as a domestic dispute at a Summerfield Road residence where Lorenzo Edwards allegedly shot his ex-wife and his 14-year-old son.

After fleeing that scene, Edwards reportedly entered the area where Small was in her yard and shot her; a responding sheriff’s deputy found her bleeding from the head. The first deputy at the Highway 219 scene confronted an armed Edwards, who surrendered after a tense standoff and was taken into custody. He has been charged with one count of murder for Small’s death, two counts of attempted murder for the shootings of his ex-wife and son, and two counts of domestic violence, and is being held without bond.

What information do readers in Selma have about Peggy Ann Small or about events on Highway 219 that could help clarify what happened?