Emmit King, a 62-year-old former Olympic sprinter and NCAA 100-meter champion for the University of Alabama, was killed in a shootout in Bessemer, Alabama on November 28, 2021. The confrontation began as a verbal argument outside a residence about 3:40 p.m. and escalated when both King and 60-year-old Willie Albert Wells produced firearms and shot at one another. Wells was pronounced dead at the scene; King was taken to UAB Medical West and pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m.

Authorities had not released what sparked the argument, and the investigation was ongoing. Early reports said police questioned a woman who had been present, but no further information about her role or any charges was provided. Because both men died from their injuries, no arrests were made in connection with the shooting.

Did anyone in the Bessemer area witness the confrontation or have information about what led to the argument?