A woman was found fatally shot early Monday on Selma Street near Wilton in Shelby County, and investigators say a person of interest has since been identified and detained — though on charges unrelated to her death. Deputies were sent to the scene just after 6 a.m. and found the woman dead when they arrived.
According to AL.com, sheriff's officials confirmed that deputies responding to the Selma Street location near Wilton discovered the woman had been killed by gunfire. Officials said the person of interest identified in the case is currently being held on unrelated charges, a detail that leaves the central question of who is responsible for the shooting still unanswered.
Investigators are continuing to work the case, pursuing leads, gathering evidence and examining the facts and circumstances surrounding the shooting, the outlet reported. The investigation remains ongoing, and no further details about the woman's identity or the circumstances that led to the shooting have been released.
Anyone With Information Urged to Call
Shelby County authorities are asking anyone with information about the shooting to come forward. The public can reach investigators at 205-670-6122 or 205-670-6000, per the same report.
The Selma Street shooting is one of several violent incidents the Shelby County Sheriff's Office has investigated in recent months. In May, a 72-year-old man from Wilsonville, identified as James Troy Wafford, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault in a separate shooting that left a man and woman injured, and he was held in the Shelby County Jail on bonds totaling $150,000, according to an AL.com report. In September, deputies were dispatched shortly before 5:30 p.m. to a report of a person shot near County Road 37, also known as Egg and Butter Road, in another case that led to charges against a 61-year-old man, per a separate AL.com account.
The circumstances surrounding Monday's shooting have not been disclosed, and officials have not released the woman's identity, age or cause of death beyond confirming the shooting itself. No motive or description of a weapon has been made public, and it remains unclear whether the detained person of interest has any connection to the killing or is simply being held on separate, unrelated charges while the investigation continues.
