On the afternoon of January 9, 2024, 86-year-old William Wesley Strane was fatally shot in the 2700 block of Locust Street in Montgomery, Alabama. Officers and fire medics found Strane deceased at the scene around 2:00 p.m. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear to investigators, who appealed for information from the public.

Strane was a long-time Montgomery resident, born in Nashville, Tennessee. His varied career included service as a paratrooper, time as a lieutenant on the Montgomery police force, and later ownership of Montgomery Metro Realty. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, worked on rental properties in his later years, and was often accompanied by his golden retriever, Pretty Girl. He was a graduate of Auburn University, had been married to his wife Janice for 60 years before her death, and is survived by a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren. On January 13, 2024, 45-year-old Anthony Tallie of Montgomery was arrested and charged with murder and felony attempting to elude; he was held without bond.

Does anyone who lived near Locust Street or who knew Mr. Strane have information that could help fill in what happened that day?