A woman found shot to death in the Mountain Brook Athletic Complex parking lot on Sunday had obtained a restraining order against her husband, a former police officer as several law enforcement agencies.

Authorities identified the victim as 31-year-old Megan Montgomery.

A 45-year-old suspect in the slaying - which police have previously said is likely domestic-related – surrendered to Mountain Brook police about 12:15 p.m. Monday.

Formal warrants against him have not yet been announced so police are not releasing his identity, but his lawyer, Tommy Spina, confirmed the suspect is her husband, Jason Bragg McIntosh. Spina accompanied him to turn himself in.

“I coordinated the surrender of my client with Mountain Brook Police Department as soon as we became aware that he was a suspect in this case,'' Spina told AL.com. “He is currently in the Mountain Brook Jail pending formal charges, which we anticipate will be filed tomorrow.”

Montgomery was the daughter of Johnny “Ironman” Montgomery, an eight-time finisher of the World Championship IRONMAN triathlon in Kona Hawaii and a Homewood real estate agent. Her mother, Susann Montgomery Clarke, is also well-known in the community and works with nonprofit fundraising.

Megan Montgomery and her previous husband, along with her father and his wife, appeared in a 2016 episode of HGTV’s House Hunters.

McIntosh resigned from the Hoover Police Department earlier this year. He previously worked at the Birmingham Police Department and the Mountain Brook Police Department.

Montgomery was a physical fitness and fashion enthusiast. She also volunteered at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society and was a founding member of the GBHS Young Professionals Board . CEO Allison Black Cornelius described Montgomery as an incredible servant leader and tireless volunteer to the animals there. She was selfless, dedicated and the first to arrive and last to leave any of the organization’s events, Cornelius said. "She was always there for us,'' she said.

"Her bright spirit, compassionate heart, and steadfast love for animals will be profoundly missed,'' Cornelius said. “She never met a stranger and was a true friend to everyone.”

Montgomery’s body was discovered early Sunday in the Mountain Brook Athletic Complex parking lot below the high school. The entrance to that location is just off Interstate 459. The discovery was made at 4:31 a.m. in the 3600 block of Bethune Drive and she was pronounced dead at 4:54 a.m.

Court records document a troubled relationship between Montgomery and McIntosh.

The two were married on Feb. 2, 2018 and separated on Feb. 23, 2019. It was on that day that Hoover police launched an investigation after a shooting inside the couple’s home.

Hoover police and fire responded at 1:53 a.m. that Saturday to a call of a person being shot at a location on Village Center Street. Police found Montgomery with a gunshot wound to her arm. She was treated at UAB Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

McIntosh called 911 following the February incident and said he and his spouse were involved in a domestic incident and were wrestling over a handgun when it fired, according to state investigators. He was placed on leave pending the outcome of that investigation but later resigned.

The State Bureau of Investigation led the probe and turned their findings over to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office in the Bessemer Cutoff which declined to issue felony charges against McIntosh or his wife in the earlier case based on the investigative findings. Authorities said she was determined to be the aggressor in that incident, and they struggled over the gun when it discharged. She had control over the gun, prosecutors said, and did not want to press charges. The district attorney’s office said they recommended misdemeanor charges be pursued.

Montgomery in March obtained a restraining order against McIntosh after seeking protection from him “harassing, annoying, assaulting, striking, hitting, intimidating, threatening, interfering with, telephoning or in any fashion harming or contacting” her. Montgomery filed for divorce in May, but court records show the case is still active.

Also in May, McIntosh was taken into custody again on a domestic violence charge. Hoover police responded at 12:31 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 2300 block of Village Center Street on a report of a domestic altercation. After interviewing both parties, it was determined that a verbal argument escalated into a physical confrontation, said Lt. Keith Czeskleba.

Authorities said Montgomery suffered scrapes and red marks but refused medical attention. McIntosh was taken into custody and charged with third-degree domestic violence. He was transported to the Hoover City Jail without incident and was released at 1:54 a.m. the next day after posting $1,000 bond.

A hearing was scheduled in that case for Wednesday but it is expected to be continued.

"To me this case stands for the proposition that domestic violence is a real societal problem that is gender neutral and needs to be address in any relationship at the first sign of aggression by either party,'' Spina said. “This is all very sad, but also very real.”

Late Sunday night, police issued a lookout bulletin to law enforcement only searching for McIntosh. “McIntosh is a former law enforcement officer,’’ the BOLO read. “He has made threats of violence and mass shooting in the past. He is considered to be armed and dangerous.”

"This investigation is still very much active and ongoing,'' said Mountain Brook Police Chief Ted Cook. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to Megan’s family during this time of such tragic loss.”