On March 27, 2024, at about 2:16 p.m., police in Decatur, Alabama, responded to a shooting in the 900 block of 10th Avenue and found 23-year-old Jared Nakuan Bolden suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to Decatur-Morgan Hospital and later died of his injuries. Investigators identified a 17-year-old male as a suspect, but no arrest was made before that teenager was shot on May 3, 2024; he was taken to Decatur-Morgan Hospital, transferred to Huntsville Hospital, and died on May 5, 2024.

The investigation into Bolden’s death remains ongoing. Jared Bolden, born December 22, 2000, graduated from East Lawrence High School in 2019 where he played basketball and football, worked at the Alabama Farmers Co-op, and is survived by his children, mother, siblings, and grandparents.

If anyone has information about what happened on March 27 in the 900 block of 10th Avenue, please come forward.