Bernard Bryant was 25 when he was shot dead on October 24, 2019, in the 1200 block of Greenwood Drive in Dothan, Alabama. He was standing outside talking with several people when a male figure wearing a Halloween mask and orange clothing emerged from behind a privacy fence and fired a shot that struck Bryant under the armpit and traveled into his chest, killing him. Witnesses fled and the shooter ran away on foot.

The Dothan Police Department deployed K-9 units and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted with evidence analysis. By early November 2019 police said they were close to an arrest but no public announcement of an arrest or suspect identification has been made and the investigation has since gone cold. Friends and family remember Bryant for his humor and how much he cared for his loved ones.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the person seen in orange clothing and a Halloween mask, please come forward.