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Darla McKenzie

Case from Gadsden, AL dated Jan 28, 2025

Victim Details

Darla McKenzie

Female

White / Caucasian

Gadsden

AL

2025-01-28

68

Darla

McKenzie

06/26/2026

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On a Tuesday afternoon in a rural area of Gadsden, Alabama, 68-year-old Darla McKenzie and her husband, Michael, were shot while visiting their daughter and son-in-law. The incident occurred on January 28, 2025, at a home on Coats Bend Circle. When Etowah County sheriff's deputies arrived at the residence around 12:30 p.m., they found both Darla and her 72-year-old husband suffering from gunshot wounds.

Michael McKenzie was pronounced dead at the scene. Darla McKenzie, in critical conditi ...
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  • al: Son-in-law charged with capital murder in Alabama shooting deaths of Georgia couple
  • WBMA: Man and woman from Georgia killed in Etowah County shooting
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