On March 20, 2015, 19-year-old Lemarkus Hamilton was shot in the 1000 block of Tuscaloosa Avenue in Birmingham after an argument reportedly involving his mother’s boyfriend. Witnesses said a man identified as 21-year-old Chanze Jones grabbed Hamilton in a bear hug, a brief struggle followed, and Jones then shot Hamilton multiple times, striking him in the head and stomach. Officers arrived about 4:10 p.m. and found Hamilton at the bottom of an apartment staircase; Birmingham Fire and Rescue took him to UAB Hospital where he died two days later on March 22, 2015. The death was ruled a homicide. A suspect matching the description was arrested a few blocks from the scene; a murder warrant was issued for Chanze Jones and bond was set at $250,000 with the individual held in the Jefferson County Jail.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what led up to the confrontation, please come forward.