Selma recorded its first homicide of 2025 on the evening of Saturday, January 4, when 34-year-old David Lewis of Huntsville was shot in the area of Minter Avenue and Keller Alley. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found Lewis on the ground on Minter Avenue with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Vaughan Regional Medical Center but died of his injuries at the hospital.

The Selma Police Department opened an investigation and, after interviewing witnesses, arrested 31-year-old Jadarius Moore of Selma on Monday, January 6. Moore has been charged with Lewis’s murder and is being held in jail without bond pending a hearing.

Anyone who witnessed what happened that night or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.