On January 2, 2022, shots were fired in the 1000 block of Gault Avenue North in Fort Payne, Alabama, and 44-year-old Randell Jerome Meyers of the Mount Vernon community was found dead. Fort Payne Police and Fire Medics arrived at about 9:30 a.m. The Fort Payne Detective Division led the investigation with assistance from the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office and the Jacksonville State University Center for Applied Forensics.

Authorities said the incident appeared isolated and interviewed a person who had been involved in the altercation, but no arrest was made immediately. The case was presented to a DeKalb County Grand Jury in February 2023, which returned a No Bill, meaning the grand jury did not recommend indictment and no charges were pursued. The identity of the person who fired the shot has not been released.

If anyone knew Randell Meyers or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward to Fort Payne Police with any details.