Authorities arrested and charged an Alabama man Saturday afternoon with fatally shooting the father of a circuit judge in his home, according to reports.

Khalfani Hardwick, 36, allegedly shot and seriously injured her father, Johnny Hardwick, at Hardwick's residence around 1 p.m. (Alabama Local News) report. Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies searched the area, found Khalfani-Hardwick's vehicle abandoned in the road, caught up with her on Route 231 and arrested her without incident, according to the report.

Hardwick, the presiding judge of Alabama's Montgomery County 15th Judicial Circuit and current president of the Alabama Circuit Court Judges Association, reportedly underwent surgery for the shooting.

Authorities charged Khalfani-Hardwick with first-degree domestic violence and certain prohibited persons in possession of a firearm, the report said. If convicted of the first-degree domestic violence charge, he could reportedly face life in prison.

Kulfani Hardwick pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in 2017 and admitted to shooting Clayton Riley in the head, according to the report.

“I am saddened by the news that Judge Johnny Hardwick has been shot and killed,” Montgomery Mayor Stephen L. Reed said in a statement to Alabama Local News. “He has served our community honorably in the Circuit Court for decades and helped spearhead numerous reforms to make our court system more fair and just,” Mayor Reed said. He is said to have said. (Related: 2 police officers, 1 first responder shot and killed in domestic violence incident)

“Most recently, he worked to eliminate bail for nonviolent crimes. Off the bench, he was a champion for the region's youth and was one of the founders of 100 Black Men of Greater Montgomery. . We are praying for his recovery,'' the mayor reportedly added.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Judge Johnny Hardwick during this difficult time,” Montgomery County Commission Chairman Doug Singleton told Alabama Local News. “The entire Montgomery County Commission wishes him a full recovery.”/

Judge Hardwick, a 1973 graduate of Alabama State University, led alumni in the 2023 “Golden Class” reunion, which donated more than $250,000 to the university.This is “the largest single donation by a Golden Class in recent years,” the university said. statement.