Darius Deshawn Brooks was 28 when he was shot and killed outside his home in the 700 block of Parker Road in Bessemer, Alabama, shortly after midnight on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Officers who responded to a call about a person shot found Brooks unresponsive in his driveway; he was pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds.

Police investigators followed leads from the Parker Road residence to an address on the 800 block of 4th Avenue SW, where they arrested 22-year-old Jordan Brooks and recovered a firearm believed to be the weapon used in the shooting. Authorities say the two men were first cousins and that the shooting grew out of an ongoing argument reportedly over a small amount of money owed for a past DoorDash order; neither man worked for the delivery service. Murder warrants were signed for Jordan Brooks, who was charged and held on $60,000 bond as the case moved through Jefferson County court at the end of April 2023.

Does anyone in Bessemer have information about the argument or the nights leading up to April 25 that could help investigators or the family?