Adarius Utter, a 29-year-old Black or African American man, was fatally shot in Gadsden, Alabama on the afternoon of May 15, 2020. The shooting occurred at about 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of South 11th Street and Foster Avenue. Utter was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his wounds.

The Gadsden Police Department investigated and arrested three people who were charged with manslaughter in connection with the death: Andrea Jermain Banks, Mark Copeland, and a 17-year-old female whose name was not released. Banks was identified as a convicted felon with a prior robbery conviction in Tuscaloosa County and was reportedly prohibited from possessing a firearm; he was held without bail after his arrest. Authorities did not publicly disclose the specific events that led to the shooting.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened near South 11th Street and Foster Avenue that afternoon, please share what you know.