PLEASANT GROVE, AL – Authorities have launched a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman in the early hours of March 31.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Montease Yvonne Booker of Birmingham.
Pleasant Grove Police responded to reports of gunfire at approximately 5:21 a.m. in the 1300 block of 7th Place.
Upon arrival, officers discovered 31-year-old Devin Jamar Johnson of Pleasant Grove standing in the front yard.
A pistol was also recovered on the roof of a nearby vehicle.
Inside the residence, officers located Booker, who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
Based on statements from Johnson and multiple witnesses, police took Johnson into custody at the scene.
Authorities have not yet determined a motive for the shooting.
Johnson is currently being held at the Pleasant Grove City Jail as investigators work with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office in Bessemer to formally charge him with Booker’s murder.
The investigation remains ongoing.