On July 12, 2025, 26-year-old Cateria Sharae Birchfield was shot on 26th Street South in Bessemer, Alabama. She was taken to UAB Hospital and died of her wounds, and the incident has been treated as a homicide.

The Bessemer Police Department identified and arrested 26-year-old Audina Peterson in connection with Birchfield’s death. Charges were filed against Peterson; no motive has been released.

What did readers in Bessemer see or hear on July 12 that might help clarify what happened along 26th Street South?