Elijah Tarez Lewis was fatally shot on Thursday, December 29, 2022, on Thomas Street in Alexander City, Alabama. He was 18 years old when police found him injured; he was taken to Russell Medical Center and later pronounced deceased. The Alexander City Police Department opened a homicide investigation and identified several persons of interest as they worked to reconstruct the events of that day.

Investigators named Dental Lil Man Davis, an 18-year-old Black male, as the primary suspect and obtained a capital murder warrant for his arrest. The U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Task Force joined the search; Davis was described as about 5 feet 9 inches tall and roughly 180 pounds. Few other public details about the shooting or motive have been released.

If anyone on Thomas Street that night or with information about Elijah or the suspect can help, please come forward to investigators.