Alex Harvey, a 34-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on August 20, 2019, during a party at Clippers Barbershop on South Adams Street in Tallahassee. Police say a verbal altercation occurred outside the barbershop before gunfire erupted; people fled in panic and Harvey’s body was later found in a wooded area behind the shop with fatal gunshot wounds. The shooting was Tallahassee’s 11th fatal shooting of 2019.

The Tallahassee Police Department opened an investigation and urged witnesses to come forward. Reports also note that bullets struck a vehicle containing a 5-year-old child and an adult, who were not injured. No arrests were made immediately after the shooting and the case remained open.

Harvey was remembered by family and the community; his funeral was held September 1, 2019, at Bible Based Church, followed by burial at Southside Cemetery. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.