MarDresha LaKayla Stovall, an 18-year-old White female, was fatally shot in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Her death was investigated as a homicide by the Montgomery Police Department.
That afternoon, at approximately 12:43 p.m., police and fire medics responded to a call from a local hospital where MarDresha had been taken. She had sustained a gunshot wound and died at the hospital.
Investigators determined the shooting had occurred somewhere in the 2200 block of Eastern Boulevard, in the area between a Lowe's and a Home Depot. Authorities did not release additional details about the circumstances of the shooting.
Two days later, on Monday, July 3, 2023, police announced a break in the case. They arrested 21-year-old Kendarius Coley, a resident of Montgomery, in connection with MarDresha’s death.
Coley was charged with capital murder and transported to the Montgomery jail, where he was held without bond. As of the arrest in July 2023, the case was proceeding through the court system.
