Sheldon Tron Watkins was 26 when he was killed at a Birmingham gas station on the evening of January 29, 2018. A father of two, Watkins was reportedly tackled and then fatally shot during a violent altercation in the city’s western area. The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation and publicly identified Watkins as the victim in the gas station shooting.

His death was one of several early-year homicides that heightened community concern about gun violence. If anyone has information about the January 29, 2018 shooting or knew Sheldon, please come forward and share what you know.