On the late night of August 23, 2024, 35-year-old Shannette Yvonne Colbert was shot and killed inside her Dothan, Alabama, home on the 2700 block of East Cottonwood Road. Officers responding to a 911 report around 11:00 pm found several children in the house; an older child directed them to Colbert, who had suffered a gunshot wound to her upper torso. First responders began life-saving efforts, but Colbert was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the confrontation involved Colbert and her ex-boyfriend, 42-year-old Phillip Lee McAdoo of High Point, North Carolina, with whom she shared a child. Authorities report the argument escalated and that McAdoo allegedly produced a firearm and fired multiple shots, one striking Colbert. Responding officers, guided by descriptions from the children, located and stopped McAdoo as he left the area and took him into custody without incident; he has been charged with one count of capital murder and is being held without bond. The investigation remains ongoing.

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