Isiah Henley was 17 and a rising senior at Demopolis High School when he was fatally shot on June 11, 2023. The shooting happened on Rainbow Circle in Demopolis, Alabama, after an altercation in the early evening; emergency responders took Henley to Whitfield Regional Hospital, where he later died from his wound.

The Demopolis Police Department identified 39-year-old James Lenard Zanders as the primary suspect and arrested him on a murder charge. Authorities said the shooting grew out of a dispute that involved several people, but they did not immediately release further details as the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the June 11 altercation on Rainbow Circle or has information about what led to Henley’s death, please come forward and contact the Demopolis Police Department.