On the evening of December 8, 2024, 27-year-old Joe Jones Jr was killed in Atmore, Alabama. Jones and a 25-year-old friend, Juwan McNeal, were inside a car on Ashley Street listening to music when someone emerged from behind a vacant house and opened fire. Both men were found inside the vehicle; investigators recovered about 20 spent shell casings at the scene.

The shooting left the community shaken and prompted the Atmore Police Department to ask the public for tips as the double homicide investigation proceeded. If anyone has information about what happened on Ashley Street that night or about people who might have been in the area, please come forward.