In the early morning hours of July 11, 2022, the life of 35-year-old Alonzo Colvin, a male resident of Birmingham, Alabama, was tragically cut short. Responding to a report of a person shot at the intersection of Pratt Highway and Heflin Avenue West, Birmingham police officers arrived to find Colvin unresponsive in the driver's seat of his vehicle.
He had sustained a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue.
The investigation into Colvin's death quickly pointed to a domestic dispute. Detectives with the Birmingham Police Department identified Malarie Holcomb, a 32-year-old woman, as the suspect. Evidence suggested that an argument between Colvin and Holcomb preceded the fatal shooting. This was not the first instance of domestic trouble between the two. Court records revealed that Holcomb had a prior arrest for domestic violence against Colvin, having previously been charged with breaking the windows of his car.
Following the investigation into the shooting, a capital murder warrant was issued for Malarie Holcomb's arrest. She was taken into custody the day after the incident and booked into the Jefferson County Jail, where she was held without bond. The case highlighted a history of domestic discord that ultimately escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving friends and family to mourn the loss of Alonzo Colvin.
