On August 16, 2017, two young men were found shot to death inside a home in the Powderly community of Birmingham. Officers responding to a neighbor’s report of gunfire around 1 a.m. entered the residence and discovered 20-year-old DeJohn Lewis Williams and 22-year-old Dante Lanier Hall, each suffering a single gunshot wound. Williams was a resident of the home where the two were located.

Police described the incident as a cold and calculated shooting. Investigators also noted a small quantity of drugs and drug paraphernalia inside the residence. At the time of the initial reports the investigation was ongoing and no suspects or arrests had been publicly identified.

If anyone in Powderly that night remembers hearing or seeing anything unusual, or has information about either victim’s activities before the shooting, please come forward. Who might have known what happened that early morning?