Kayla DeNae Hall, a 19-year-old Black woman from Hanceville, was fatally shot in Birmingham on the evening of Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Calls about shots fired came in around 8:35 p.m. in the 3200 block of 17th Avenue North, in an area known as The Bottoms or Norwood Bottoms. Kayla was one of three people targeted in what authorities describe as a deliberate attack while inside a white Ford Focus in the 1700 block of 32nd Place North.

Two people, Kayla Hall and 25-year-old Keithan Jamon Parker, were pronounced dead at the scene. A surviving female, critically injured, managed to drive the bullet-riddled vehicle to a Chevron at 3019 12th Avenue North, where officers found the victims and Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded. The third victim was taken to UAB Hospital with life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been announced; authorities increased a reward to $10,000 for tips. Kayla’s mother continues to plead for answers and justice.

If anyone has information about the shooting, please come forward to investigators.