A late-night argument in Bessemer turned fatal when 43-year-old Demetrius LaKeen Fletcher was shot and killed on July 18, 2024, in the 1900 block of 10th Avenue North. Fletcher was pronounced dead at the scene after the confrontation escalated to gunfire.

The Bessemer Police Department investigated and arrested 47-year-old Tracey Darnell Rush on July 20, 2024. Rush was charged with murder and booked into the Jefferson County Jail on a $140,000 bond as the case moved into the criminal process.

If anyone witnessed the dispute that night or has information about movements in the 1900 block of 10th Avenue North around midnight on July 18, please share what is known.