Jeremy Oran Fields, a 42-year-old White man from Bessemer, Alabama, was shot on the morning of March 30, 2021. Deputies were called about 11:34 a.m. to the 700 block of Fields Lane and found him suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to UAB Hospital and did not survive. Early reporting described the shooting as having grown out of a domestic disturbance, suggesting a private conflict that escalated into deadly violence in daylight.

Outside the circumstances of the shooting, online memorials describe Fields as an Oak Grove High School graduate who earned a business degree from the University of Alabama and was an avid Crimson Tide fan. If anyone knew Jeremy, his routines, or what happened on Fields Lane that morning, please share information that could help clarify the case.