DelQuan J. McNeily, 21, was shot and killed on February 25, 2020, outside a barbershop in Center Point, near Birmingham, Alabama. According to witness accounts, an argument between McNeily and another man escalated into a fight, and a third person stepped out of the barbershop and fired multiple shots. Witnesses reported hearing five to six gunshots; McNeily was struck and died at the scene. The shooter reportedly fled in a dark-colored Toyota Camry.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation and took witness statements. The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office later ruled the shooting justified, and no charges were filed. In a further tragedy the same day, McNeily’s friend Derrick Marks Jr., 25, was fatally shot about six hours later at an apartment complex in Irondale, about six miles away.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting outside the barbershop or who has information about either incident is asked to come forward.