Carlos Allen, a 40-year-old Black man, was shot and killed around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in Mobile, Alabama’s Trinity Gardens neighborhood. Neighbors on the 1700 block of Williams Street reported hearing a loud noise; officers who responded found Allen with a gunshot wound to the neck and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two days later the Mobile Police Department said the case would be presented to a grand jury, citing what police described as reckless behavior by Allen during the incident that led to his death. No further details were released, and there have been no reports of arrests, charges, or a grand jury decision. As of the last update in May 2016, the shooting remains unsolved.

If anyone in Trinity Gardens heard or saw anything on the afternoon of May 17, 2016, or has information about this shooting, please share what is known.