Kenneth Lavette Williams Sr., 47, was fatally shot on Monday, September 4, 2017, in the parking lot of the Pit Stop convenience store on Main Street in Millbrook, Alabama. The shooting followed a heated argument that began at a family home the same day and involved several relatives who later testified at trial.

The investigation quickly centered on Williams’ niece, Sheneika Oliver, who turned herself in hours after the shooting and admitted to firing the weapon while asserting she acted in self-defense. At trial in Elmore County, family testimony described Oliver pulling a gun during the earlier confrontation; Williams’ wife said she saw Oliver with the gun and did not see Williams armed. A cousin offered similar testimony. The jury of twelve deliberated four hours and returned a not guilty verdict on both murder and manslaughter charges, acquitting Oliver in Williams’ death.

Are there readers who remember the Pit Stop or the neighborhood around Main Street in Millbrook that day and can add details about what happened before the shooting?