Acorian King

On a tragic August evening in 2021, a 17-year-old Black male named Acorian Marquette King was fatally shot in Bessemer, Alabama. The incident occurred on August 17 at the Stop N Go convenience store on Dartmouth Avenue, where King, a student at Bessemer City High School, was an innocent bystander.

A physical altercation between two men escalated into gunfire, and King was struck by a stray bullet. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other adults were injured during the shooting. One ...