On the night of May 6, 2021, 21-year-old Joshua Pettiway, a Black resident of Montgomery, Alabama, was killed in a burst of gunfire and was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person was wounded in the same overnight shooting.

Police have not released the location of the incident, a motive, or any description of a suspect or suspects. The Montgomery Police Department has made no public announcement of an arrest, and no suspect has been publicly identified.

Very few details about what led to the shooting or Joshua Pettiway’s final movements are available. If anyone in Montgomery remembers seeing or hearing anything that night or has information that could help, please share what is known with investigators.