On March 4, 2022, 36-year-old Britney McKenzie Potts, a Black / African American woman from Tallassee, Alabama, was shot and killed in the parking lot of her workplace, Hanil USA, an automotive manufacturing facility. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in progress at about 9:19 a.m. and found Britney with multiple gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts.

Authorities quickly identified the suspect as Britney’s husband, 44-year-old Clifton Potts, who fled in a gray 2021 Dodge Challenger. He was arrested the same day at about 12:10 p.m. in a hotel parking lot in Phenix City, Alabama. Investigators noted Clifton had been released from prison less than 48 hours before the shooting and had a 25-year criminal history including convictions for assault, domestic violence, intimidating a witness, and drug distribution.

At his first court appearance, the chief assistant district attorney described the shooting as an execution based on surveillance footage; Clifton Potts reportedly called it a crime of passion. He was charged with murder and held on $2 million cash bond. If anyone worked with Britney at Hanil USA or saw activity in the parking lot that morning, please share what was observed.