On the evening of February 9, 2020, 17-year-old Zykeith Peavy was shot on the 4600 block of Little Drive in Bessemer, Alabama. Peavy, a Black male, had arranged to meet a 15-year-old acquaintance before 10 p.m. for the purpose of purchasing a gun. An altercation during that meeting ended with Peavy sustaining gunshot injuries.

He was taken to UAB Hospital but was pronounced dead just after 11 p.m. The Bessemer Police Department investigated and arrested the 15-year-old acquaintance, who was charged with murder and illegal possession of a firearm. Peavy’s family described him as a loving son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend; his funeral was held February 17, 2020, and he was buried at Oakland Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Few public details about the confrontation itself have been released. Does anyone in the Bessemer area remember the events on Little Drive that night or have information that could clarify what happened?