An evening potluck at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, ended in deadly violence on June 16, 2022. A gunman opened fire during the Boomers Potluck dinner; three parishioners were killed. Jane Pounds, 84, was one of those who later died of her wounds on June 17, 2022. The other victims were Walter Bart Rainey, 84, and Sarah Yeager, 75.

According to accounts, the shooter was a 70-year-old man who had previously attended the church. Rainey had invited him to join his table; the man declined and then began shooting. A fellow church member subdued the gunman by striking him with a chair and held him until police arrived. The gunman was arrested, booked into the Jefferson County Jail, and charged with capital murder; records indicate he was a licensed firearm dealer.

If anyone attended St. Stephen’s that night or knew Jane Pounds, any recollections about her or details about the evening could help build a fuller picture of what happened.