Elijah McKissic, 63, was shot and killed in the 2000 block of 14th Street in Phenix City, Alabama, on the evening of June 4, 2021. Gunfire was reported at about 10:50 p.m.; police found McKissic with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at 1:40 a.m. He was born May 14, 1958, in Seale, Alabama, and was known as Peewee. McKissic owned McKissic Tree Service and belonged to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. His survivors included his mother, Laura McKissic, several children and grandchildren.

Authorities arrested 29-year-old Keaira Jones on June 5, 2021, identifying her as one of McKissic’s daughters; she was charged with his murder and taken to the Russell County Jail pending a bond hearing.

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