Melvin Jerome Steiner, Jr., 25, was fatally shot on the evening of Monday, July 10, 2023, on Hugh Street in front of McIntyre Comprehensive Academy in Montgomery, Alabama. Known to some as Lil Mel, he was a native and resident of the city and was born January 25, 1998. The shooting also killed 21-year-old Lamarch Russell, Jr.

At the time of the reported account no suspects or arrests had been publicly identified and the investigation was described as ongoing. Melvin is survived by his parents, a son, his girlfriend and her two children, four sisters, a brother, and a stepbrother. Funeral services were held later that month at Freewill Missionary Baptist Church, with burial at Kindle Memorial Cemetery.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that evening on Hugh Street, please come forward to help the ongoing investigation.