In the early morning hours of October 26, 2024, a shooting in the 300 block of Waugh Street in Union Springs, Alabama, killed two 19-year-old men, David Lamar Benton Jr. and Adrian Dequon Tarver. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. and involved multiple people in an altercation that ended in gunfire. Three other people were reported injured.

Special Agents from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation were asked to lead the death investigation after the Union Springs Police Department responded to the scene. As of late 2024, authorities had released few details, and no suspects or arrests had been announced. Families and the community have expressed frustration and are awaiting more information.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Waugh Street that morning or has information about what led to the altercation, please come forward to assist the investigation.