On the evening of February 14, 2026, 20-year-old Shaneka Renee Hicks was fatally shot during a double shooting at the Marathon gas station known as the Norwood Everyday Store in the 3100 block of 12th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting occurred at about 8:04 p.m. Hicks and a male companion were both struck and taken to a local hospital in a private vehicle; Hicks was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital at 8:51 p.m. The male victim remained in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.

The Birmingham Police Department classified the killing as a homicide and arrested three suspects who have been charged with capital murder. Authorities have not released a motive. Hicks was born July 7, 2005; her death was recorded as the sixth homicide in Birmingham for 2026. Funeral services were arranged at First Baptist Church Mountain Park, with burial at Oakland Memorial Gardens.

Did anyone in the area witness the shooting or have information about who was at the gas station that evening?