A routine dispute among children in a Birmingham neighborhood on March 21, 2019, escalated into deadly violence when the disagreement resurfaced that evening and involved the adults from both households. The exchange of gunfire left 58-year-old Marcellous D. Blackmon fatally wounded; another person was injured but survived. The shooting took place in a residential area and devastated the family and community.

Police began an intensive investigation immediately, identified a person of interest, and took a suspect into custody in connection with the fatal shooting.

If anyone witnessed the events that night or has information about the altercation that began earlier in the day, please share what is known.