In the late hours of a Sunday night in March 2017, the life of 21-year-old Alicia 'Bird' Carr was tragically cut short in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The female victim was a mother and was known for her enjoyment of sports like track, basketball, and swimming. The events that led to her death began to unfold when she drove two teenage acquaintances to an apartment on North Allis Street to confront another teenager, 16-year-old Austin Dalton Ivy, about an alleged theft.
While Carr waited in the
driver's seat of her car, the two teens with her went to confront Ivy. After the confrontation, as her passengers were getting back into the car, Ivy and another juvenile reportedly emerged from the back of the apartment building. In the darkness, gunshots rang out, and a bullet struck Alicia Carr in the head. Officers were dispatched to the scene at 12:40 a.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017, following reports of shots fired. Carr was rushed to a local hospital, but her wound was mortal, and she passed away later that morning.
The investigation quickly led to the arrest of Austin Dalton Ivy. Photos on social media just a week before the shooting showed Ivy and Carr together, suggesting they were friends at one point. Ivy, who went by the nickname 'Da Shoota' online, was initially arrested on a charge of capital murder. Due to his age, the charge was later amended to first-degree murder, and it was determined he would be tried as an adult. His defense attorney publicly stated that Ivy did not shoot Carr. The case moved through the court system with motions filed to move the case to juvenile court and to have the murder charge dropped, though the prosecutor's office opposed these actions.
