Seven people were arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 20-year-old Alabama mother who police said was kidnapped and sexually assaulted on video.

Authorities arrested four men and three women in connection to the murder of Mahogany Jaquise Jackson, Birmingham police announced on Wednesday .

According to a local Alabama outlet , Jackson was reported missing on Sunday after her mother and sister received a message from her on Facebook messenger.

She sent me a text message that said she was being held hostage and sent her location, Gail Maddox, Jacksons mother, said.

The location Jackson sent was at Serenity Apartments in Birminghams Powderly community, but she was nowhere to be found when police arrived, according to the outlet.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday , Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmon said investigators were able to locate Jacksons body on the side of a road with help from the public.

Police located her body around 2:19 a.m. Monday and determined she had been shot.