On Friday, February 11, 2022, three-year-old JaSeyon Malachi Green was fatally wounded in a shooting near downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The Montgomery Police Department confirmed the child’s death and said the circumstances were under investigation; authorities did not release further details immediately after the incident. The city’s mayor, Steven Reed, issued a statement mourning the loss and calling it a senseless act of gun violence.

JaSeyon was born December 18, 2018, to Kemyasha Green and Jason Wilson and was the youngest of three siblings. Family remembered him as a sweet, joyful toddler who liked cartoons, his tablet, and playing with his older brother Jaydin. Public services, including a visitation and homegoing celebration, were held in late February 2022.

No public announcements about arrests or suspects had been made by the time of those reports. If anyone has information about what happened near downtown Montgomery on February 11, 2022, please come forward.