Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 25-year-old Shamel Roscel Hagler was found at the edge of a yard in the 700 block of Monroe Street in Dothan, Alabama, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso. Dothan Fire and Rescue performed life-saving measures but Hagler was pronounced dead at the scene around 12:15 AM.

Investigators treated the incident as a homicide and learned multiple people were present when the shooting occurred. Police identified 34-year-old Justin Cordelro Britt of Dothan as a suspect and issued a public appeal for information regarding his whereabouts. On Friday, June 16, 2023, Britt turned himself in to the Dothan Police Department and was taken into custody on the outstanding murder warrant in connection with Hagler’s death.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that night, contact the Dothan Police Department.