On October 16, 2018, 17-year-old Jamie Marie Kernop, a white female, was killed during a violent home intrusion in Sumiton, Alabama. Two other people who were in the house—identified as her boyfriend and his friend—escaped by climbing through a window. Authorities described the incident as senseless violence and said the episode began as a home burglary that escalated into a triple shooting.

Police took one person into custody shortly after the shooting and searched for at least one other suspect. News coverage from the time named a man sought by police as Dester Gardner and a murder warrant was issued for him.

If anyone has information about that night or about Jamie’s case, please share what is known with the Sumiton Police Department.