On the evening of August 9, 2023, a dispute inside Frosting’s Hair Salon at 1433 Woodward Road in Midfield, Alabama, ended when 28-year-old Deon Jamal Dunklin was shot. The shooting occurred about 6:10 p.m.; Dunklin was taken to UAB Hospital but died there and was pronounced dead at 6:44 p.m. The case description notes a verbal argument with another person who produced a firearm and shot Dunklin.

The Midfield Police Department identified a suspect in the homicide, named as 32-year-old Sheldon Mullin. Details about any arrest, formal charges, or court proceedings have not been provided. The loss of a young life in a public place has left the community shaken.

If anyone has information about what happened at Frosting’s Hair Salon that evening, or about movements of those involved before or after 6:10 p.m., please share what is known with investigators.