Courtenay Pierre Dufermeau, 42, was found fatally shot in the driver’s seat of his vehicle on the 300 block of Gloria Drive in Bessemer at about 8:20 p.m. on July 21, 2025. Responding officers discovered his car stopped diagonally in the roadway; emergency crews attempted aid at the scene but Dufermeau died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Remembered also as Courte’nay Pierre Dufermeau and known to many as Blacc, he was described in remembrances as a son, brother, father, uncle, and friend with deep roots in Bessemer. Investigators later sought help from the public and Crime Stoppers offered a reward, but no suspect, arrest, charge, or motive had been made public as of the last notices. The family’s loss remains unresolved in public reports.

If anyone knew Courtenay or saw activity on Gloria Drive that evening, please share what you know with investigators.