A verbal argument on the afternoon of Thursday, April 23, 2026, in the 1900 block of Roys Lane in Mobile, Alabama, ended in gunfire that killed 51-year-old Jacob Griffith. Officers responded at about 4:49 p.m. to a report of an assault and found Griffith with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later died.

Detectives say the shooting followed a confrontation with a man known to Griffith. Investigators determined that during the heated argument the other man drew a handgun and shot Griffith. The Mobile Police Department identified the alleged shooter as 46-year-old John Howell and arrested him; Howell was booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail and charged with murder. Police say he is the sole individual responsible for the fatal shooting.

Does anyone in the Mobile area have information about Griffith, Howell, or the events on Roys Lane that afternoon?