Joseph Solomon Nicholas Haywood

In the spring of 2019, the community of Piedmont, Alabama, was unsettled by a sudden act of violence that resulted in the death of one of its residents. Joseph Solomon Nicholas Haywood, a 40-year-old male, was fatally shot on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The incident occurred at a residence located in the 4000 block of Old Piedmont Gadsden Highway, a detail that marked the beginning of a homicide investigation.

Piedmont Police officers were dispatched to the scene following a report of a shoot ...