Quatel Blount, 33, was fatally shot in Pine Hill, Alabama, on September 6, 2025. He was initially taken by private vehicle to Grove Hill Hospital and then transferred to USA Hospital in Mobile because of the severity of his injuries. He died at 6:54 a.m. on Monday, September 8, 2025.

The Pine Hill Police Department, led by Police Chief Nakisha Gailes, investigated the shooting and arrested a 17-year-old male resident of Pine Hill. The teen has been charged with murder in connection with Blount’s death. Funeral services were scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2025, at F.S. Ervin Elementary School, with burial at Union Missionary Baptist Churchyard Cemetery.

If anyone in Pine Hill knew Quatel Blount or has information about the events of September 6, please come forward to the Pine Hill Police Department.