On the evening of May 9, 2021, multiple gunshots were reported on Interlaken Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama. Officers who responded found 19-year-old Demonteco Usher fatally wounded; he was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time, Usher was a student at Woodlawn High School.

The initial response was triggered by a shot spotter alert. The investigation continued for months and in July 2021 the Birmingham Police Department announced that a 17-year-old had been taken into custody and charged in connection with Usher’s death.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Interlaken Avenue that evening or has information about what led to the gunfire, please share what you know.