Marquis Derius Fields, 24, was killed in a midday shooting on November 25, 2019, near the 100 block of Nelson Circle in unincorporated Shelby County, Montevallo, Alabama. Deputies found Fields with multiple gunshot wounds around noon; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say an altercation between Fields and 31-year-old Montevallo resident Derious Derann Garner escalated into gunfire. Investigators believe Garner shot Fields. During the incident a legally armed bystander with a valid pistol permit exchanged fire with Garner and wounded him; Garner fled but was later found and taken to a hospital.

Garner was arrested and charged with one count of Murder, one count of Attempted Murder and two counts of Receiving Stolen Property, and held at the Shelby County Jail on bonds totaling over one million dollars. The investigation into Fields’s death is ongoing.

If anyone knew Marquis, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.