Romeo Bruce Bankhead

Romeo Bruce Bankhead, a 21-year-old Black / African American male from Bessemer, Alabama, was a young father whose life was cut short by gunfire. Friends and family remembered him after his death, with one loved one writing, "i love you so much all i do is cry." According to a memorial page, he had one child.

In the early morning hours of Monday, October 16, 2023, a shooting occurred in Hueytown. Authorities reported that Bankhead was shot at approximately 1 a.m. in the 2500 block of 19th Street North. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 4 a.m., according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s office.

Two years before his death, Bankhead had an encounter with the criminal justice system. In October 2021, at the age of 19, he was one of three men arrested and charged with capital murder. The charge was in connection with the shooting death of 35-year-old Christopher James Jones during a robbery in the nearby city of Midfield. Following his arrest, Bankhead was held in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. The outcome of that case was not publicly reported.

The Hueytown Police Department is investigating Bankhead's homicide. As of October 2023, no arrests have been announced, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The case remains unsolved.