Brittney Lashawn Junious, 32, of Birmingham, was shot on the afternoon of August 3, 2019, on the 5000 block of Warner Street in the Roosevelt City area. Officers arriving about 3:45 p.m. found her badly wounded on the sidewalk with gunshot injuries to the head and face; she was taken to UAB Hospital and died there the next day at 3:25 p.m. on August 4, 2019, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed.

Reporting that followed identified Melissa King, 31, of Birmingham, as the suspect. King was charged with murder and was reported held in the Jefferson County Jail. A locally compiled homicide record said the two women had been involved in an ongoing romantic relationship and that King called police from a Family Dollar on Bessemer Super Highway, admitting to the shooting.

If anyone knew Brittney, Melissa, or the circumstances on Warner Street that afternoon, please share any information that could help clarify what happened.