Mele’Kia Rae Russ Montgomery, 25, was killed on August 26, 2016, in a double homicide in the 400 block of Johnson Street in south Longview, Texas. Alexis Carol Johnson, 23, was the other victim in the same incident. The Longview Police Department investigated the killings.

Police identified and arrested 19-year-old Jordan Malik Carter shortly after the shootings; officers found him with a loaded firearm and took him into custody following a brief chase. Carter was indicted by a Gregg County grand jury on capital murder charges. Later court action resulted in guilty pleas and two life sentences, with a requirement to serve at least 30 years before parole eligibility.

The community has continued to remember Montgomery and Johnson. If anyone knew Mele’Kia Rae Russ Montgomery or has information about the events that led to that night on Johnson Street, please come forward to local authorities.