Dontrell Timothy Gooden, 20, known as Li Bubba, was found dead in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday, November 24, 2024. He had been reported as a critical missing and endangered person before his body was discovered. The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation and later confirmed he died from gun violence.

Gooden attended Tarrant High School in the Jefferson County School District and worked as a forklift operator in the automotive industry, including at WKW. Family remember him for his joyful personality, his love of PlayStation and dancing, and the close bond he had with his nieces and nephews.

His mother, Chervon Hull Tanner, has appealed for anyone who was with Dontrell the night he died to contact police; CrimeStoppers of Metro Alabama reports no tips so far. If anyone has information that could help resolve Dontrell’s homicide, please come forward to the Birmingham Police Department or CrimeStoppers.