Eighteen-year-old Kendrell Laforres Body was shot and killed in Bessemer, Alabama, on the night of February 28, 2022. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Body lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities classified the death as a homicide.

Police said the shooting appeared to be targeted rather than random. Investigators spoke with neighborhood residents and reviewed available surveillance as they sought to reconstruct the events. Officers determined the shooting likely followed a personal dispute and identified a person of interest who was known to the victim. An arrest was made and that individual was charged with murder as investigators continued to examine the conflict that led to the killing.

If anyone who knew Kendrell or who witnessed that night has information that could help explain what happened, please share what you know.