Cormella Teague Boyd, 41, was shot multiple times and killed in her Anniston, Alabama, home on the morning of July 16, 2012. Her teenage son was in the house and witnessed the shooting. Her husband, Fredrick Fred Boyd, a former Anniston police officer who had resigned the previous year after 17 years on the force, was identified by law enforcement as a homicide suspect.

Authorities say Boyd was also suspected in a second shooting in nearby Hobson City; those incidents prompted a precautionary lockdown of Anniston City Hall and police headquarters. Boyd fled the state, drove more than 200 miles, and surrendered to Mississippi authorities before being extradited to Alabama. He was charged with Cormella Boyd’s murder and with attempted murder in the Hobson City shooting. Court documents report he admitted to killing Cormella and had been expressing paranoid concerns about being tracked and about corruption in the department in the days before the killing. Cormella is remembered for her warm presence and beautiful smile.

If anyone knew Cormella or has information about the events of July 16, 2012, please come forward.