Alfred Charles Hale III was 18 and a senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School when he was fatally shot on the morning of April 4, 2025, near 27 S. Jefferson Street in Dayton, Ohio. After being shot in the stomach he walked into the In & Out Restaurant seeking help and was taken by emergency responders to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Dayton Police Department immediately opened an investigation and used surveillance footage and other technological resources to identify a suspect.

On April 7, 2025, 23-year-old Julius Maurice Williamson Jr. was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail on suspicion of murder and a parole violation. The shooting prompted widespread grief across Dayton; the school district organized counseling for students, internal fundraisers to assist Alfred’s family with funeral expenses, and the family and friends held a balloon release with attendees asked to wear blue and gold, the colors of his favorite basketball team, the Golden State Warriors.

Does anyone who knew Alfred or who was near 27 S. Jefferson Street that morning have information to share?