Misty Ann Thomason Loveless, 42, was found with a gunshot wound at a Woods Bend residence in Cherokee County, Alabama, in the pre-dawn hours of May 26, 2026. First responders from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, the Mt. Wisner Fire Department and Atrium Floyd EMS rendered aid and summoned a medical helicopter, but bad weather prevented air transport. Loveless was pronounced dead at the scene and the Cherokee County Coroner’s Office was called.

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is leading a homicide investigation, canvassing the area and gathering evidence. Officials have not released details about motive or the circumstances of the shooting, and no arrests or suspect information have been announced. The community and Loveless’s family are awaiting further information and answers.

If anyone in Woods Bend that morning saw or heard anything that might help investigators, please come forward with information.