On the night of August 8, 2025, 17-year-old DMarcus Riggins was shot in the Drew Court neighborhood of Sylacauga, Alabama. Emergency crews arrived at Crestline Avenue at 10:32 p.m. and found Riggins and 18-year-old Israel Duncan with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Coosa Valley Medical Center; Riggins underwent life-saving measures but was pronounced dead at 11:36 p.m. Duncan was later transferred to UAB Hospital in Birmingham and has since recovered.

Riggins was a student-athlete at B.B. Comer Memorial High School, active in football and basketball. The school and local churches offered support to his family and classmates as the community mourned. His mother, Latrice Riggins, publicly asked anyone with information to come forward.

An investigation was opened by the Sylacauga Police Department with assistance from the Talladega County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force. If anyone knew DMarcus or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.