On April 27, 2022, 17-year-old Dijon Alexander McQueen was fatally shot in Midfield, a suburb of Birmingham. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office classified his death as a homicide. Eyewitnesses saw McQueen running along 11th Avenue shortly after noon before he succumbed to his injuries.

The Midfield Police Department opened an investigation and announced that one suspect had been taken into custody; authorities did not immediately release the person’s identity or the charges. The specifics of what led to the shooting remain under investigation.

If anyone witnessed the events on 11th Avenue that day or has information about McQueen, please come forward and share what was seen.