On a warm Saturday evening, the bustling commercial corridor of Carmichael Road in Montgomery, Alabama, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. It was September 20, 2025, and in the moments that followed, the lives of several people would be irrevocably changed. When police and fire medics arrived at the 5100 block of the busy street around 7:40 p.m., they discovered a grim scene.
Thirty-seven-year-old Anthony Davis, a Black/African American male, was found suffering from a fatal gunshot
wound. Alongside him, 44-year-old Prentice Parks had also lost his life in the eruption of violence. A third man was wounded in the shooting and was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Both Davis and Parks were pronounced dead at the scene, their deaths marking another chapter in a weekend plagued by violence in the city.
In the aftermath, law enforcement officials began their investigation, with the area near Eastern Boulevard cordoned off by police tape as detectives canvassed for evidence. While the investigation was ongoing, authorities indicated that the individuals involved in the shooting knew one another and described the incident as 'self-contained.' As of the latest available reports, no arrests had been announced in connection with the deaths of Anthony Davis and Prentice Parks, and no suspects had been publicly identified. Community members and loved ones mourned the loss of Anthony Davis, with his obituary marking his passing as a resident of Montgomery. The shooting was one of four separate violent incidents that occurred over a two-day period, prompting city leaders to issue a plea for an end to the violence.
