LaDarryl Tyrone Pickens was 20 when he was shot dead in Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday, December 15, 2014. The shooting happened in the eastern part of the city and was described as a shootout; Pickens was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified a suspect within a day. Martell Deandre Ball, 22 at the time, was taken into custody and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office issued a murder warrant. Ball was held in the Jefferson County Jail on $100,000 bond. Reports indicate a dispute may have preceded the shooting, and the case was turned over to the criminal justice system for resolution.

If anyone witnessed the incident in eastern Birmingham on December 15, 2014, or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please share what is known.