A late-night shooting on West Front Street in Evergreen, Alabama, left two young men dead and several others wounded in the early hours of March 8, 2026. The blast of gunfire at about 12:40 a.m. killed 19-year-old Melvontaie Loveless of Greenville at the scene. Twenty-year-old Jakale Herbert was critically wounded and taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, where he died later that day.

Local and state agencies — the Conecuh County Coroner’s Office, Evergreen Police Department, Conecuh County Sheriff’s Department and the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation — responded and opened a joint probe. Authorities confirmed both victims’ identities and were interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence; as of March 10, 2026, no arrests had been announced and officials had not released suspect names or a stated motive.

If anyone on or near West Front Street that night has information or saw anything unusual around 12:40 a.m., please share what might help the investigation.