James Clifton Merchant was 23 when he was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, September 16, 2016, in Detroit, Alabama. The shooting followed an argument with a woman with whom he shared a child and occurred on Kingville Drive. Emergency responders took Merchant first to a hospital in nearby Hamilton and then he was transferred to a larger facility in Tupelo, Mississippi, where he died of his gunshot wound.

The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation, collecting evidence and taking statements. The case file was forwarded to the Lamar County District Attorney’s office for review, and investigators said the probe was ongoing; no charges were announced at that time.

If anyone remembers seeing something on Kingville Drive that night or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office.