Philomen L. Henry was 30 and a mother of two when she was fatally shot inside her Mont Pleasant apartment on Crane Street in Schenectady. Police responding to a welfare check found her body on May 22, 2023; she had posted on social media the day before about looking forward to what life had in store. Born in Brooklyn and raised from age 10 in the Capital Region, she was known as Toy-Toy and loved cooking, music and hosting barbecues.

Investigators focused on her live-in boyfriend, Bernard L. Alexander, after relatives described the relationship as tumultuous and there was a history of domestic violence and a prior violation of an order of protection. Alexander fled but was located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, after a family tip. Reports say a physical altercation that morning escalated and Henry was shot multiple times.

Anyone who knew Philomen, her family, or who has information about the events that morning is asked to come forward.