A welfare check in Mulga, Alabama, on April 4, 2024, led deputies to a home on 2nd Avenue where 46-year-old Lakechia Rena Bryant was found unresponsive on the floor with an apparent gunshot wound. Graysville Fire and Rescue pronounced the Black grandmother dead at the scene. Investigators quickly treated the case as a domestic homicide after learning Bryant had previously expressed fear of her boyfriend, described as abusive.

Authorities identified 44-year-old Antonius Bonner of Mulga as the suspect. Events after the discovery included a pursuit and a shootout with law enforcement in Graysville; Bonner was shot by police, hospitalized, then charged with Bryant’s murder and a parole violation. He is being held at the Jefferson County Jail without bond on those charges.

If anyone knew Lakechia Rena Bryant or has information about her relationship or the events leading to April 4, please share what you know.