Prince Giles Pearson, 37, was shot and killed during an altercation at a residence on Coosa County Road 85 in Kellyton, Alabama, on the evening of Sunday, April 5, 2020. Deputies from the Coosa County Sheriff’s Department responded to a disturbance call that night; the incident was treated as a homicide and investigators identified a suspect relatively quickly.

Authorities located 26-year-old Kevin Wesley Bell of neighboring Chambers County, who was taken into custody after a brief chase. Funeral arrangements were held soon after: a visitation for close family members was at Zion Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Sylacauga the evening before a private graveside service at Macedonia Memorial Garden Cemetery in Goodwater on Saturday, April 11, 2020.

The family mourned the sudden loss as the accused was prepared to face the judicial process. If anyone witnessed the April 5 disturbance or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.