A planned meeting in the early morning hours in Huntsville ended with a 22-year-old man, Nicholas Kyle Howell, dying from a gunshot wound. First responders found Howell in the roadway in the 3900 block of Rucker Circle around 1 a.m. after shots were reported. He was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition and died later that day; before he died he told officers he had been in the area with a friend when the shooting occurred.

Investigators traced the incident to a nearby apartment complex and identified 25-year-old Amber Marie Baker as a person of interest. Police say Howell had arranged to meet Baker to buy items, and during that exchange she allegedly produced a gun and shot him. Evidence recovered at the apartment complex was important to the investigation. Baker was arrested, initially charged with first-degree assault and then charged with murder after Howell’s death; she was booked into the Madison County Jail.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about the exchange on Rucker Circle who can help clarify what happened?