From the Montgomery Police Department:

The Montgomery Police Department is investigating the city's 25^th homicide this year following the shooting death Thursday night of 24-year-old Courtney Lawery.

MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1000 block of Early Street at about 7:45 p.m. after receiving a report a subject had been shot.  At the scene, they located Lawery, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene.

MPD's initial investigation indicates the shooting stemmed from an ongoing altercation between the victim and the suspect.  Police have identified a suspect but the name is being withheld pending further investigation.

Lawery's death is Montgomery's 25th homicide of 2013.  No additional information is available for release relative to this ongoing investigation.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The last bell of the school year will ring out on Thursday afternoon, signaling the start of summer vacation for thousands of Montgomery area K-12 students. But this bell will sound more like an alarm clock to parents who haven’t yet devised a plan to keep their kids occupied for the next three months. Luckily, the Auburn Montgomery Division of Continuing Education is still enrolling children of all ages – preschool to 12th grade – in a variety of summer camps and courses running weekly through July 26.

Highlights for 2013 include:

-       Skateboarding Camp – Learn to kick flip and grind at this new camp held at Montgomery’s Skate Park.

Montgomery County Clean-up Day is this Saturday, May 25! 

Between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., drop your over-sized items, appliances and yard waste at one of the clean-up locations in the Pike Road area: Georgia Washington Junior High School or the Montgomery County Maintenance Shop on Meriwether Road. For more details, call (334) 832-1210.

Town Hall will be closed in observance of Memorial Day May 27. 

Thank you to all current and former military members for your sacrifices on our behalf! Freedom is not free.

Information Source: Town of Pike Road