Avonte Damall Washington

In the fading hours of a Friday night in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 19-year-old Avonte Damall Washington was tragically cut short. On February 21, 2020, Washington, a young Black male, was fatally wounded in a shooting that unfolded at an apartment complex in Center Point.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a person shot and discovered Washington suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but his injuries proved to be too severe, ...