Dana Martin was a 31-year-old Black transgender woman from Hope Hull, Alabama, who was found dead with a fatal gunshot wound on January 6, 2019. First responders discovered her car in a roadside ditch on the 3900 block of Brewer Road in Montgomery; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe she was shot while driving, near where the vehicle was recovered, and the Montgomery Police Department classified the death as a criminal homicide.

Friends remembered Martin as beloved and said she had survived a previous shooting in 2015 that cost her an eye. They reported the man convicted in that earlier shooting had been imprisoned and was reportedly released from custody just days before Martin’s death, but law enforcement has not announced any connection between that individual and this homicide. No arrests, suspects, or motive have been publicly identified and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Dana, saw her on January 6, 2019, or has information about what happened on Brewer Road that night, please come forward.