Murder-Suicide at Alabama Hospital After Birth

A tragic murder-suicide unfolded at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Homewood, Alabama, on March 1, 2026, when 19-year-old Kynath William Terry Jr. fatally shot his 24-year-old wife, Precious Elicia Janae Johnson, shortly after she gave birth to their first child, before turning the gun on himself.

The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the Women's Medical Center, a unit dedicated to labor and delivery services. Johnson, a resident of Birmingham, had delivered a healthy newborn earlier that evening. Homewood police responded to reports of gunfire and found the couple deceased from gunshot wounds. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office confirmed Johnson suffered multiple gunshot injuries and was pronounced dead at 9:29 p.m., while Terry died from a self-inflicted wound. Investigators described the case as domestic in nature, with no other injuries reported among hospital staff, patients or visitors. Authorities have not disclosed details on the weapon or how it entered the facility, and it remains unclear whether the infant was present in the room at the time.

The couple had married recently, and Terry had just completed Army National Guard training. Johnson's family and...