On the afternoon of Sunday, May 26, 2024, 40-year-old Montgomery resident Shayla Jones was fatally shot in the 900 block of South Union Street. The shooting occurred about 3:45 p.m.; first responders found Jones and another woman with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a local hospital, but Jones died of her injuries while the other victim suffered non-life-threatening wounds.

The shooting reportedly occurred in the presence of Jones’s young daughter, a factor that led prosecutors to bring capital murder charges. Two men were arrested: 20-year-old Jaquerrius Jordan of Montgomery was taken into custody on June 6 and charged with capital murder and attempted murder. On June 14, 21-year-old Denzel Donald-White, also of Montgomery, was arrested with U.S. Marshals’ assistance and charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted murder. Both were held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility without bond.

No motive has been publicly released. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Shayla Jones, please share what could help the investigation.