Hassan Mallette, a 41-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on August 31, 2019, after what police described as a domestic dispute inside a home on the 5700 block of Court O in Birmingham’s Green Acres area. Officers were dispatched that afternoon around 3:50 p.m. and found him with a gunshot wound; Birmingham Fire and Rescue took him to UAB Hospital, where he died.

Police identified his wife, Cheryl Watts, then 39, as the suspect. She was arrested at the scene or immediately afterward, and authorities obtained a murder warrant charging her in Mallette’s death. News accounts at the time described the incident as violence erupting inside a marriage rather than a random street attack. Reports say Watts was later indicted on the murder charge in March 2020 and that her defense publicly claimed the shooting was an act of self-defense. Obituary notices for Mallette were published days after his death.

If anyone knew Hassan, the household, or witnessed what happened that afternoon on Court O, please share information that could help clarify the events.