Justin Taylor Billa was a 27-year-old police officer who died in Mobile, Alabama, on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, after being shot while on duty. Earlier that evening officers had found the body of 58-year-old Fonda Poellnitz and identified her 71-year-old ex-husband, Robert Hollie, as a person of interest.

Billa and other officers went to Hollie’s residence on Avondale Court to make contact. As a perimeter was being established, Hollie opened fire from inside the home and struck Officer Billa. Billa was evacuated and taken to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. A hours-long standoff followed; negotiators were unable to make contact, and when SWAT entered they found Hollie dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No arrests were made in connection with Billa’s death.

If anyone witnessed the events on Avondale Court that night or has information about the earlier death of Fonda Poellnitz, please come forward.