Erica Elias, 36, was fatally shot on Saturday, February 23, 2019, in the driveway of a residence on Fourth Place South in Phenix City, Alabama. The death was ruled a homicide. Erica, a Columbus, Georgia resident born October 19, 1982, was remembered by family as a loving mother and an active member of Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Phenix City.

Her mother Allison Elias and sister Stephanie Elias survive her, alongside aunts, an uncle, a niece, and a nephew. Funeral services were set for the following Friday at the C.T. Chapel of Taylor Funeral Home in Phenix City.

Erica’s family and community continue to mourn; anyone with information about the February 23, 2019 shooting is asked to come forward.