In the quiet community of Bagley, Alabama, a tragic event unfolded, leaving a family and community in mourning. On a Wednesday morning in January 2019, 39-year-old Brandi Michelle Allen was found deceased inside a vehicle at her home on Old Bagley Road. The cause of her death was a gunshot wound, and authorities quickly determined it to be a homicide.
The investigation into her death revealed a heart-wrenching story of a relationship that had recently ended.
As deputies were at the scene of Brandi Allen's death, a 911 call was received from a man who admitted to the shooting. The caller, identified as Brandi's 43-year-old estranged husband, Mark David Allen, provided his location at a nearby residence on Cindy Lane. When law enforcement arrived at the second location, they found Mark Allen deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigated the case as a murder-suicide. It was reported that the couple had recently separated. The tragic event began to unfold when deputies initially responded to a report of a man with a gun seen running along Old Bagley Road. While searching for this individual, the report of a woman found shot came in, leading them to discover Brandi Allen. The subsequent confession and suicide of Mark David Allen brought a somber conclusion to the investigation, with no outstanding suspects.
