David Michael Hoffman, 46, of Ashville, Alabama, was found dead from a gunshot on Baker Road on August 13, 2020. Deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1500 block of Baker Road that afternoon and discovered Hoffman dead at the scene; local reporting consistently describes his death as fatal gun violence in Ashville that day.

Deputies encountered a woman at the scene who was armed with a handgun. Authorities say officers ordered her to drop the weapon, she did not comply, and she pointed the gun at deputies; deputies then fired. The woman was taken to UAB Hospital.

What remains unclear is who fired the fatal shot that killed Hoffman and whether any further suspects or charges were ever pursued. Did anyone in the Ashville area see or hear anything on Baker Road that afternoon?