Jonathan Earl Dancer, 26, of Birmingham, Alabama, was shot during a late-morning confrontation at East Park Place Apartments in the 6400 block of Division Avenue on March 16, 2022. Police were called around noon and found him with an apparent gunshot wound; he was taken to the hospital and died shortly after. Early accounts described a physical, personal fight immediately preceding the gunfire rather than a random attack.

Officers detained a person of interest while they canvassed the complex and collected statements. Two days later, on March 18, 2022, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and classified the shooting as a justified self-defense incident, and no criminal charges were announced. A memorial notice lists his parents, Johnnie Lockett and Cynthia Dancer, among survivors.

What do readers remember about East Park Place Apartments or Division Avenue around March 16, 2022?