According to information, a woman named Ma Kayla via Facebook has been killed by her boyfriend.
His motive or reason for killing her hasn’t been ascertained at the time of filing the report.
The incident happened in Kingston.
An overnight shooting in Birmingham left a woman dead and her boyfriend in custody.
The killing is Birmingham’s fifth homicide since Saturday, and the second to happen in less than 24 hours in the Kingston community.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Makayla May Riley. She was 22 and lived in Birmingham.
Officers responded about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday to an apartment in the 800 block of 44th Place North at Rev. Dr. Morrell Todd Homes.
Riley was pronounced dead on the scene at 11:28 p.m.
Officer De’Rell Freeman said one person was in custody. He said a verbal altercation preceded the shooting.
Facebook Live video from a bystander at the scene showed a naked man frantically pacing outside of the home afterward saying, “I just (expletive) up my whole life,” and “I got so much potential, Bro.”
The 23-year-old suspect was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
Just before 7 a.m. Thursday, he was booked into the Birmingham City Jail on a 48-hour hold as the investigation continues.
Riley is Birmingham’s 41st homicide this year.
