Jermaine Dashun Witherspoon, 28, was fatally shot in Northport, Alabama on the evening of July 2, 2025. The shooting happened at about 7:42 p.m. in the 11400 block of Fairwood Avenue in the Huntington Place neighborhood. Witherspoon was sitting inside a car and was struck multiple times; he was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries.

Authorities arrested 47-year-old Joyce Reed of Tuscaloosa County and charged her with capital murder. Investigators say Reed, described as an acquaintance of Witherspoon, fired at him while standing outside the vehicle after a disagreement; Witherspoon was unarmed. The exact nature of their relationship remains under investigation. Reed was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail and is being held without bond.

Witherspoon’s family established a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses and described him as full of life, laughter, and love. Funeral services were scheduled for July 18, 2025. Does anyone in the Huntington Place area have information about the July 2 evening or the events leading up to this shooting?