Marquise Jermaine Witherspoon was 17 when he was shot dead in the late evening of September 23, 2024. The shooting occurred at about 10:38 p.m. in the 300 block of 67th Street in Fairfield; Witherspoon was from nearby Bessemer. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation but has released no details about what led to the shooting, and no motive or person of interest has been named.

Authorities asked the public for help, providing the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 205-325-1450 and anonymous Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. The investigation remains active and no arrests have been announced. If anyone has information about Marquise Witherspoon’s death, please contact the numbers above.