Shortly before 3:00 a.m. on March 19, 2023, a shooting in the parking lot of Talladega Downs Apartments in Talladega, Alabama, left 23-year-old Djuante Nyjuwan Dickey dead. The incident also killed 22-year-old Montrelle Dontae Johnson and critically wounded Adrien Swain, who was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Officers arriving at the scene found multiple victims with gunshot wounds. Dickey and Johnson were taken to a local hospital where they died. Within hours, 23-year-old Dennis Andre Swain of Alpine, Alabama, was arrested and charged with murder. Police said the people involved knew one another and have not clarified Dennis Swain’s relationship, if any, to the critically injured Adrien Swain. The investigation remains active and additional arrests are possible.

If anyone witnessed the gathering at Talladega Downs Apartments that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward.