Trevoncia Simmons was 26, a Black/African American male from Montgomery, Alabama, and the last hours of his life unfolded in the early darkness of Easter Sunday. Just after midnight on March 31, 2024, Montgomery Police and Fire Medics were called to the 3400 block of McGehee Road, near the old Montgomery Mall, after reports that someone had been shot.
When responders arrived, they found Simmons suffering from a gunshot wound serious enough that, even after he was rushed for emergency care, he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The scene held more than one victim. Authorities also made contact with an adult man who had been shot and survived; he was taken to the hospital with injuries officials described as non-life-threatening. Police treated the shooting as a homicide investigation from the start, but in the first public accounts of the case, they kept the details close—no public description of the shooter, no explanation of what led up to the gunfire, and no account of how Simmons and the surviving victim came to be at that stretch of roadway at that hour.
In the days immediately after the killing, investigators turned to the public for help. Central Alabama CrimeStoppers announced a cash reward of $1,000 for information that could lead to identifying and arresting the suspect or suspects, underscoring that the case was still open and that detectives needed someone to fill in what the night had hidden. The official public appeal emphasized that there were no additional updates available for release while the investigation continued, and it urged anyone with information to contact police or CrimeStoppers.
As the investigation moved forward in public silence, the family’s focus shifted to goodbyes. Funeral arrangements and service details were handled through Phillips-Riley Funeral Home in Montgomery, marking the passage from a late-night call for help on McGehee Road to a community gathering to remember him. In the sources describing the case and the public appeals for information, no arrests, named suspects, charges, trials, or convictions were reported in connection with Simmons’ death.
