A domestic dispute in Saraland, Alabama, ended in the death of 66-year-old Tommie Junior Smith in the summer of 2022. On June 11, Smith was found at a local barbecue restaurant with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene after efforts to get him to a hospital. Investigators determined the shooting did not occur at the restaurant but at another location in Saraland, and that the vehicle stopped at the eatery while en route to the hospital.

Police identified Smith’s 72-year-old girlfriend, Juanita Dandles, as the primary suspect and arrested her on a murder charge; she was held in jail following the arrest. The motive has not been released. If anyone has information about Tommie Junior Smith, the events that led to the June 11 shooting, or the locations involved in Saraland, please share what is known.