David Earl Whetstone, a 65-year-old Black man, was killed by gunfire in Sylacauga, Alabama, on November 22, 2020. Deputies from the Talladega County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Childersburg Police Department responded to a shooting around 9 p.m. and found Whetstone unresponsive; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Early reports described an active, ongoing homicide investigation with detectives asking anyone with information to contact the Talladega County Investigations Division. Coverage at the time did not identify any suspect or report arrests, charges, trials, or convictions. Funeral notices and memorial pages noted his death and a nickname used by people who knew him.

Who in Sylacauga that night might have seen or heard something that could help investigators piece together Whetstone’s final minutes?