Ghaith Hameed Vest was 22 when he was found fatally shot on Friday afternoon, February 7, 2020. Decatur Police officers discovered him after responding to a shooting in the 300-block of Herring Road SW in Decatur, Alabama, at about 3:30 p.m. He was a Hartselle resident and had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.

Authorities identified a suspect and arrested Martavius Cortez Lee, who was charged with murder and held at the Morgan County Jail on $150,000 bond. Vest was born in Amman, Jordan, and graduated from Danville High School, where he played football and baseball. He completed a welding program at the Global Tech Institute. He is survived by his parents, Annice Marie H. Vest and Howard R. Vest, three stepbrothers and extended family. A celebration of his life took place February 13, 2020, and he was buried at Roselawn Cemetery.

If anyone knew Ghaith or has information about what happened on Herring Road that afternoon, please share what you remember.