Quinton Lee Sims was 26 when he was shot inside a Bessemer residence and later died at a hospital on the evening of Monday, November 6, 2017. He lived in Birmingham and was found by Bessemer police with a single gunshot wound. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity.

Authorities described a domestic dispute as the apparent catalyst and a male suspect was taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting. The slaying was counted as Bessemer’s ninth homicide of 2017 and was among 138 homicides reported in Jefferson County that year.

If anyone knew Quinton, his whereabouts that evening, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.