On the late afternoon of March 29, 2020, gunfire erupted at a gas station on Willow Lane in Greenville, Alabama, and 27-year-old DeAndre Powell was shot. Powell, a Black man and a 2011 graduate of Greenville High School who had been building a rap career, was found wounded in a vehicle taken toward the Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama. He was pronounced dead after being rushed to the hospital.

Police arrived at about 4:45 p.m. and encountered a chaotic scene; one man in the parking lot was holding a rifle and was taken into custody without incident. Investigators say the shooting grew out of an ongoing dispute and quickly identified three suspects. Two men, 22-year-old Joshua Seawright and 25-year-old Rondivious Loveless, were taken into custody shortly after the shooting, and 22-year-old Antuwan Thompson surrendered the next day. All three were charged with murder in connection with Powell’s death.

If anyone knew DeAndre or has information about the dispute that led to the shooting, please come forward to help with the investigation.