On Monday, May 9, 2011, 29-year-old Nakeanna Pernell, identified in an obituary as Nakeanna C. Hollenquest Pernell, died in Wetumpka, Alabama, as the result of gun violence. Funeral arrangements were handled by a local mortuary and her name appears on lists of victims of that day’s gun fatalities.

Publicly accessible reporting and local archives yield very little about the circumstances of her death. There are no readily found news articles describing a police response, investigation details, searches for suspects, or any arrests connected to the case. The available record gives the basic fact of a violent death but no public follow-up.