Shaquille Martin, 30, was shot and killed in the predawn hours of January 6, 2023, in the Thompson Street area of Marion, Alabama. Authorities believe his killing was a quick act of retaliation for an earlier homicide: the evening before, Christopher Lewis was shot and later died at a Greensboro hospital after a robbery-related shooting. City officials imposed a city-wide curfew after the two slayings as investigators worked the situation.

An arrest was made in connection with Martin’s death; the suspect was identified as Darren Brooks of Marion. Brooks was later indicted by a grand jury on two counts of capital murder for the killing of Lewis, with prosecutors saying that robbery over marijuana and Lewis being inside a vehicle were part of that incident. Public reports do not clearly detail the specific charges or the current status of proceedings against Brooks regarding Martin’s death.

Anyone with information about the events of January 5–6, 2023, or who knew Shaquille Martin, is asked to come forward.