Dominique Louvert Giles, a 33-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on November 12, 2021, on the 800 block of 32nd Street North in Bessemer, Alabama. Police were called shortly after 3:09 p.m.; when officers arrived they found Giles with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses described a chaotic exchange of gunfire between individuals. Authorities say 22-year-old Bradley Nykee Woods surrendered to the Bessemer Police Department after the shooting and was arrested. The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office later obtained warrants charging Woods with capital murder and first-degree robbery; he was held at the Jefferson County Jail without bond. A graveside service for Giles was held November 27, 2021, at Highland Memorial Gardens.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about events that led to Giles’s death, please come forward to the Bessemer Police Department.