A mass shooting in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 26, 2024, left two 19-year-olds dead and three others wounded on the 300 block of Waugh Street in Union Springs, Alabama. Adrian Dequon Tarver of Auburn and David Lamar Benton Jr. of Union Springs were both killed; the shooting happened around 3 a.m. and prompted emergency response and hospital transport for the injured.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation was asked to lead the death investigation by the Union Springs Police Department. As of late 2024, authorities had not publicly identified any suspects or announced arrests; the investigation is ongoing and the community is seeking answers.

If anyone has information about who was at the 300 block of Waugh Street that morning or saw anything around 3 a.m. on October 26, 2024, please share what you know with investigators.