Janyia Marshae Thompson was 19 when she was killed in a shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, on the evening of April 25, 2023. She was inside a store when law enforcement described the attack as targeted; another woman was injured in the same incident. An obituary noted funeral services were planned for early May 2023 and an online memorial page has since collected hundreds of virtual candles from friends, family, and others.

Reports say motive and the circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been made public, and no information about arrests or identified suspects is available. Anyone who knew Janyia or was in that area on April 25, 2023, is asked to come forward with information.