Cameron Jamal Miikquise Thompson, 18, was found shot to death in Tuscaloosa’s 600 block of East 35th Avenue on the afternoon of Monday, December 16, 2024. She had left home the previous night with only her cellphone; family members reported her missing the following day after her belongings remained in her room and calls went straight to voicemail. Investigators believe the shooting occurred in the early morning hours and that she was shot multiple times.

Known to family and friends as Cam Marie, Thompson was a Black transgender woman who had recently graduated from Job Corps, worked at UPS, and hoped to attend college and buy a car. Authorities quickly identified and arrested a juvenile male who knew Thompson; he was charged with murder and is being prosecuted as an adult, but his identity has not been released because of his age. Investigators say the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit tied a possible motive to social media posts Thompson had made about the suspect’s sexual orientation, and her family and LGBTQ+ advocates view the killing as a hate crime.

Did anyone in the area see Cam Marie the night she left home or notice activity near East 35th Avenue early that morning?