Eddie D. Lee, 68, was found dead inside a residence in the 9000 block of Shoal Creek Road in Ashville, Alabama, on the afternoon of Saturday, June 20, 2026. St. Clair County deputies responded to a 911 call around 2:20 p.m. and Lee was pronounced dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

The St. Clair County Criminal Investigation Division secured the home and began investigating. Investigators identified a suspect, located Tanya Belzer in Lincoln, Alabama, and brought her in for questioning. Belzer was arrested and charged with Lee’s murder and booked into the St. Clair County Jail on a $1,500,000 bond. No motive or details about the relationship between Lee and Belzer have been released.

Anyone who knew Eddie Lee or has information about the events on June 20, 2026, is asked to come forward.