Late on the night of November 21, 2023, Selma Police Department evidence technician 30-year-old Jamyron Hope placed a 911 call reporting an incident on the 3400 block of Water Avenue. Officers arriving in front of the Henry Brick Company found Hope unresponsive in the street with fatal gunshot wounds. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation took over the case.

Investigators used the 911 call to identify a suspect who remained at the scene. On November 22, 2023, 22-year-old Cordel Dewayne Tyus was charged with capital murder; charging documents allege the killing occurred during a robbery and that Hope was shot with a Glock, 40-caliber handgun while money was taken. Tyus was held without bond at the Dallas County Jail and made a first court appearance on November 24, 2023, where counsel was appointed; a preliminary hearing was scheduled for January 22, 2024. Hope was remembered by the department as a great asset.

Did anyone in Selma have contact with Jamyron Hope or information about the events on Water Avenue that night?