Shortly after 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, gunfire was reported on the 5500 block of Myron Clark Road in McCalla, Alabama. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office found 42-year-old Thomas Allen Everett at the scene with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead there. The circumstances leading to the shooting were not immediately clear.

Jefferson County detectives investigated the death and, with input from the Bessemer District Attorney’s Office, identified 28-year-old Danial Aaron Madden as a suspect. Madden was arrested, charged with murder, and booked into the Jefferson County jail on a $75,000 bond. A memorial service for Everett was later held.

If anyone saw activity on Myron Clark Road that night or has information about Everett’s shooting, please share what you know with investigators.