Blakeley Meachelle Nelson, 24, was found shot to death on October 1, 2022, in an apartment at The Park at Hoover in Hoover, Alabama. Officers responding to a distress call shortly before 8 a.m. discovered Nelson and 39-year-old Lauren Anne White unresponsive; both women had been shot and died at the scene. Both were residents of the complex.

Authorities identified 21-year-old Daxton Elliot Keith of Alabaster as an acquaintance of the victims and charged him with two counts of capital murder; no motive has been publicly disclosed. Blakeley Nelson was born May 4, 1998, in Anniston, Alabama, graduated from Ohatchee High School, and was the mother of two young daughters, ages five and two. She is remembered for her love of family, music, and baking.

Does anyone who knew Blakeley or Lauren have information that could help clarify what happened that morning?