DesMon D. Bias, 36, a Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, was found shot and pronounced dead at the scene on the 3200 block of Wesley Avenue in the early hours of Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Investigators say the fatal confrontation began earlier that night in Midfield, where Bias and his wife became involved in a fight with another couple; the dispute continued as the parties moved locations and culminated in gunfire on Wesley Avenue.

A suspect was taken into custody at the scene, and homicide detectives later presented the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office. The DA advised that no charges would be filed, concluding the shooting was an act of self-defense and ruling the death a justifiable shooting, effectively closing the criminal investigation without prosecution. An obituary described Bias as a member of Galilee Baptist Church in Fairfield and named his wife as Reponsa Bias; burial at Elmwood Cemetery was scheduled for January 11, 2014.

If anyone had information about the events in Midfield or on Wesley Avenue that night, can you share what you know?