A double shooting in Phenix City left two people dead in the early hours of January 18, 2025. The second victim was 47-year-old Latasha Williamson, who was shot during an altercation at a residence on North Railroad Street around 4:00 a.m. Williamson’s 39-year-old boyfriend, Travis Oakley, was also shot and was pronounced dead at Piedmont Columbus Regional hospital at 4:03 a.m.

Williamson was critically injured, taken to the same hospital and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. She later died at 11:04 a.m. that morning. Both bodies were sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery for autopsy. The Phenix City Police Department is investigating the killings; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone has information about the North Railroad Street shooting or the events that led to these deaths, please contact the Phenix City Police Department.