Overview
- Police found 20‑year‑old Alabama State student Ava Walters unresponsive at an off‑campus ASU facility and she was later pronounced dead.
- Officers arrested 22‑year‑old Jalil Bivens of Fort Lauderdale and charged him with murder; he is being held at the Montgomery County Detention Facility.
- Court documents state Walters and Bivens were dating and say authorities, citing prior statements attributed to Bivens, suspect strangulation as the cause of death.
- Alabama State University identified Walters as a second‑year Health Information Management major and issued a statement offering condolences to her family and the campus community.
- Investigators continue an active probe with limited public details so far, and reports do not show whether Bivens has an attorney or has offered a public comment.