Keith Terrell Cooperwood, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on February 7, 2019, in the parking lot outside the Nine90 Wisteria Apartments on Wisteria Place in Hoover, Alabama. Police responding to reports of gunfire found Cooperwood wounded near the 1300 building; he was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 3 p.m., with the Jefferson County coroner later identifying him.

Investigators say the shooting followed an argument between Cooperwood and another man that escalated in the parking lot. Witnesses reported Cooperwood walked to his vehicle, retrieved a handgun, then approached the other man; the dispute reignited at close range, shots were fired, and Cooperwood was struck. The suspect initially left but returned and surrendered to Hoover police; detectives interviewed him and, after consulting the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, released him while the investigation continued.

Days later prosecutors informed officials they would not seek warrants or pursue charges based on the evidence presented, and no charges were announced at that time. Does anyone in the Hoover area remember seeing or hearing anything about the dispute near the Nine90 Wisteria Apartments that afternoon?