Christopher Tyrone Fuqua Jr., 27, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of August 9, 2024, outside a Sheffield nightclub known as the Underground. The shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the 200 block of South Columbia Avenue after an argument erupted between a group of men that included Fuqua and another individual. Fuqua was struck, taken to Helen Keller Hospital, and later died of his injuries.

Police identified 23-year-old Tawan De’Angelo Southern of Florence as a suspect; Southern was also injured that night, treated and released from a local hospital, then booked and held without bond in the Colbert County Jail. Investigators said surveillance footage captured the confrontation and that Southern allegedly fired into the group. Southern reportedly asserted he acted in self-defense. A Colbert County grand jury later indicted Southern on reckless murder, and bond was set at $200,000 with an arraignment scheduled for October 1, 2024.

If anyone was at the Underground that night or has footage or information about the altercation, please share what is known.