Melvin Jamyl Williams, 44, of Leeds, Alabama, was killed on March 30, 2021, after gunfire broke out during a daytime altercation on the 8400 block of Ciscero Davis Avenue in downtown Leeds. The shooting occurred in broad daylight and bystanders and emergency responders arrived to a scene described as chaotic, with Williams pronounced dead at the scene.

Reports identified another person involved as Williams’s father, and early accounts suggested the gunfire may have been self-defense. If anyone witnessed the confrontation or has information about what led to that afternoon’s violence, please share what is known with local investigators.