A planned ambush on the morning of July 12, 2017, in Gardendale, Alabama, left three family members dead, including 69-year-old Don Austin Foshee of Fultondale. Foshee and his wife of 45 years, 65-year-old Bonnie Reeves Foshee, were killed alongside Bonnie’s sister, 50-year-old Dana Reeves Lever, while the family was preparing to leave for a trip to Chicago for a Navy boot camp graduation.

Police identified 52-year-old Kenneth Dion Lever, Dana’s ex-husband, as the shooter. Authorities say Lever hid in a shed on Dana’s property, emerged as the family was departing and opened fire. An 11-year-old daughter of Dana and Kenneth witnessed the attack and escaped to a neighbor’s home unharmed. Lever fled in one of the victims’ vehicles, later switching cars, and was found eight hours later in a parking lot in Escambia County, Florida, where he took his own life as deputies closed in. Dana had previously sought a protective order against Lever for harassment and stalking.

Anyone who knew Don Foshee or saw the family in Gardendale that morning is asked to come forward with information.