Vernica Searcy, a 33-year-old Black woman from Montgomery, Alabama, was shot and killed on the evening of January 7, 2024. First responders were called to the 3800 block of South Court Street around 6:20 p.m.; officers found Searcy with a fatal gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family and friends held a visitation at Magnolia Cremations & Funeral Services and a funeral at Rigby Street Missionary Baptist Church in the days after her death.

No public resolution has been reported; anyone with information that could help the ongoing investigation is asked to come forward.