Deadly shooting in Montgomery

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published July 6, 2023 at 8:43 AM EDT

A Montgomery man is in custody accused in a deadly shooting that took place over the weekend.

Montgomery Police say 21-year-old Kendarius Jaquan Coley is charged with capital murder.

Coley is accused in the Saturday shooting death of 18-year-old Mar’Dresha Stovall.

Online reports show Stovall was in a vehicle and was shot from outside. The shooting reportedly took place in the 200 block of Eastern Boulevard.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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