Dontay Jamar Garner, 20, was fatally shot on October 30, 2025, outside the 5th Avenue Food Mart in Decatur, Alabama. According to accounts, he had gone to the store with his girlfriend and a man was waiting for them as they exited. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at about 6:30 p.m.; Garner was found with a gunshot wound and later died despite medical treatment.

Investigators identified 21-year-old Xavier Rashawn Sutherlin as a suspect. He remained at the scene after officers arrived, was taken into custody, and was charged with murder. Sutherlin was booked into the Morgan County Jail, initially held without bond, and later released after posting a $300,000 bond reportedly because he had no prior criminal history.

Don Garner described his son as joyful, with a good sense of humor, who worked in HVAC and was saving to buy his first house. A funeral was held and Dontay was buried in Calvary Memorial Gardens. Does anyone have information about the events outside the 5th Avenue Food Mart that evening?