A Labor Day weekend gathering in Tarrant, Alabama, ended in tragedy when 35-year-old Kristy Denise Harrison was killed by gunfire on the evening of August 31, 2025. A Birmingham resident and shift manager at a local McDonald’s, Harrison was an unintended victim of a drive-by shooting at a house on Ford Avenue. Investigators say she had no involvement in an earlier dispute at the same residence between two other women over a vehicle; that argument had included gunfire but caused no injuries and the participants left before police arrived.

Later that night at least one person returned and fired a semi-automatic weapon into the home, striking Harrison, who died at the scene. The Tarrant Police Department describes the shooting as under active investigation. No arrests have been announced, and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to a conviction.

If anyone was at the Ford Avenue gathering or has information about who returned to the house that night, please contact the Tarrant Police Department with what was seen or heard.