Demetrius La Keen Fletcher, 43, was killed on the night of July 18, 2024, in Bessemer, Alabama. The shooting occurred in the 1900 block of 10th Avenue North shortly before midnight after an argument at the scene escalated to gunfire. Fletcher sustained gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses reported a dispute took place prior to the shooting. The Bessemer Police Department opened an investigation that led to an arrest two days later. On July 20, 2024, 47-year-old Tracey Darnell Rush was taken into custody and charged with murder; he was held in the Jefferson County Jail with bond set at $140,000.

Few other details about the confrontation have been released; investigators remain piecing together the circumstances of the fatal encounter. If anyone witnessed the argument or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.