Carlos DeWanye Wells Jr. was 21 when he was shot and killed in Bessemer, Alabama, on March 4, 2021. The shooting occurred around noon in the 2100 block of Berkley Avenue; emergency responders treated him but he later died and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity and cause of death.

The Bessemer Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but the circumstances and any possible motive have not been publicly released. No information about suspects or arrests has been made available, and the family and community remain without answers.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Berkley Avenue or has information about Carlos’s death, please contact the Bessemer Police Department.