On the evening of Sunday, June 9, 2024, 26-year-old Mike Delane Adams Jr. was shot and killed on 16th Street in Phenix City, Alabama. Police found Adams deceased at the scene from a gunshot wound; a second 26-year-old victim, Japaris Vaughn, was shot in the abdomen and taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital for treatment. A warrant for capital murder was issued for a 17-year-old juvenile from Phenix City in connection with the shooting and the investigation remains ongoing.

Adams was born November 3, 1997, and left behind a son and a daughter. He graduated from Russell County High School in 2016 and attended Arkansas Baptist College, where he played football. He was described as someone who enjoyed family, fast cars, fishing, and riding 4-wheelers.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on 16th Street on June 9 or has information about either victim or the suspect, please share what is known with the Phenix City authorities.