Jaylin Sanders, 20, was shot and killed on the evening of December 29, 2025, on Lake View Drive just off Wares Ferry Road in Montgomery, Alabama. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 8:15 p.m.; Sanders was found with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

His death was counted as Montgomery’s 61st homicide for 2025. The Montgomery Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but at the time of reporting no suspect, motive, or arrests had been announced and few additional details were released.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who may have been in the Lake View Drive area that evening is asked to contact the Montgomery Police Department.