On a Tuesday afternoon in Center Point, Alabama, the life of a young Black man, Delquan McNeily, 21, was tragically cut short. On February 25, 2020, at approximately 1:30 p.m., deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 20th Court N.W. following reports of gunfire. Upon their arrival at the scene outside a local barber shop, they discovered McNeily's body.
According to witness accounts, the events leading to the fatal shooting began with a verbal dispute between McNeily and another individual. The argument quickly escalated into a physical fight. In a sudden turn of events, a third person emerged from the barbershop, brandished a firearm, and fired multiple shots at McNeily, who was struck and killed. The shooter then reportedly fled the scene in a dark-colored Toyota Camry.
The hours following McNeily's death were marked by further tragedy for his loved ones. His best friend, 25-year-old Derrick Marks Jr., who had gathered with grieving family and friends at the scene of the shooting, was himself shot and killed just hours later in a separate incident in Irondale. Authorities have not indicated that the two homicides were connected.
Despite the initial investigation and witness reports, public information regarding any arrests or the identification of a suspect in Delquan McNeily's death has not been made available. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigated the shooting, but there have been no subsequent announcements about charges being filed or the case being closed. The legal resolution of the shooting that ended Delquan McNeily's life remains undisclosed in available online sources.
