On Friday, March 6, 2026, 27-year-old Anasty Brown was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a residence on McGougin Road near Brewton, Alabama. Deputies from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office discovered her at about 6:00 a.m. Court records state Brown was pregnant at the time of her death.

Authorities arrested 46-year-old Reanetta Seltzer and charged her with murder in connection with the shooting. Sheriff Heath Jackson said Seltzer confessed; she was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center and held without bond while the investigation continued.

Family members remember Brown as caring, funny, smart, and beautiful, and say she leaves behind her parents, siblings and a three-year-old daughter. The family described their shock and sorrow at losing her so suddenly.

If anyone has information about what happened on McGougin Road that morning, please share what you know.