Joshua Alexander Adams, a 22-year-old Black man from Hueytown, Alabama, was shot during an assault in the early evening of August 10, 2022, in the 1000 block of 26th Avenue North. He was taken to UAB Medical West Hospital in Bessemer and died shortly after arrival. Adams was born in Birmingham on May 11, 2000, attended Bessemer City High School, was active at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Bessemer, and left behind a young daughter. Authorities arrested 26-year-old Patrick Levell Johnson on August 14, 2022, charging him with capital murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling; the investigation was described as active and further arrests were possible. His funeral was held August 20, 2022, and he was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Did anyone in Hueytown or Bessemer have information about Adams, his movements that evening, or the events on 26th Avenue North?