Treven Jas Williams was 18 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 17, 2021, in a parking lot of an apartment complex in east Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting followed an altercation and happened just after 2:30 a.m. in the 7600 block of 2nd Avenue North. Responding officers found Williams deceased at the scene.

The Birmingham Police Department later arrested a 17-year-old white male; he was taken into custody the following Wednesday and held in the Jefferson County Jail without bond on a pending capital murder charge. Williams’ family remembered him as a great brother, an amazing big uncle, respectful nephew and loving son, with a smile that could light up an entire room. A GoFundMe was organized to help with funeral costs.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or has information about that night, please come forward to help clarify what happened.