Javanna Cotton Owens, 71, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the street in the 1700 block of an east Birmingham neighborhood on the evening of September 13, 2020. She was described as a mother, grandmother and friend, and her death left family and the community reeling.

Authorities identified a suspect within days. Javon Sagail Owens, 37, was taken into custody and booked into the Jefferson County Jail; a warrant had been issued for his arrest. In November 2020 a Jefferson County grand jury returned an indictment charging him with capital murder, moving the case into the judicial process.

What information do readers in Birmingham have about Javanna Cotton Owens or the neighborhood on the night she was killed?