Nadiya Dayana Elise Perkins, 19, was killed in a morning shooting at the Candlewood Apartments in the 200 block of Julia Street in Huntsville on March 4, 2026. Officers responded to a shots-fired call around 9 a.m. and found Perkins with a gunshot wound; the Madison County coroner ruled her death a homicide. Authorities identified her as being from Montgomery, and Alabama A&M University confirmed she was one of its students, linking the loss to both the campus and the wider community.

In the hours after the shooting police released few details while treating the matter as an active homicide investigation. Investigators later named a suspect, Ahmad Khalil Barney, 20, of Huntsville, and law enforcement conducted a coordinated search that included K-9 units and drones before locating and arresting him at a Century Street residence on March 6. Reporting states he was charged with murder and held without bond; prosecutors also sought to revoke bond in an unrelated receiving-stolen-property case tied to a firearm.

Does anyone have information about Perkins, her last movements, or the Candlewood Apartments area that could help clarify what happened that morning?