James Brody Sargent was 19 when he was shot and killed in Leeds, Alabama, on January 20, 2020. The fatal incident occurred in the 8000 block of Charles Barkley Avenue. He was a Moody High School graduate, remembered by his family as kind-hearted, protective of friends and family, with a big, goofy laugh and a hearty smile.

The Leeds Police Department treated the shooting as a homicide. A teenager from Leeds was arrested and charged in connection with Sargent’s death, which deepened the community’s sorrow over youth violence.

If anyone knew James, his routines, or was in the area of Charles Barkley Avenue on January 20, 2020, please share what you know.