Gabriel Deamontae Bester, 25, was fatally shot in Birmingham, Alabama, on the evening of Friday, May 17, 2024. Shots were fired while Bester, a woman, and an infant were in a vehicle; the car left the roadway and crashed into a pond. The infant was unharmed, the female passenger was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, and Bester later died of his injuries.

Law enforcement responded to investigate both the shooting and the submerged vehicle. No arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly announced and the case remains under investigation.

If anyone witnessed the shooting, saw the vehicle before it left the road, or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known with investigators.