On the morning of December 1, 2020, in Fairfield, Alabama, 21-year-old Tykeia Marquise Daniels was shot in the 5600 block of EJ Oliver Boulevard at about 10:30 a.m. He was taken to UAB Hospital but died of his injuries. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office processed the scene and spoke with witnesses as part of a homicide investigation.

Detectives identified a person of interest quickly; within hours a suspect was in custody. The next day authorities arrested 22-year-old De’Andre Carrithers of Midfield and charged him with capital murder. Carrithers was also held on an outstanding domestic violence warrant and held without bond on the capital murder charge.

If anyone has information about Daniels, the shooting, or witnessed events that morning, please share what you know.