On the night of Friday, May 25, 2018, a distressing scene unfolded in a driveway in the 1800 block of Jones Avenue in Mobile, Alabama. There, Richard Berryhill, a 46-year-old Black/African American male, was discovered suffering from a life-threatening injury. The call to the Mobile Police Department came in at 10:10 p.m., reporting a person down.
Upon their arrival, officers found Mr. Berryhill with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
In his final moments, when questioned by the police, he was unable to identify the person or persons responsible for his shooting, stating that he did not know who had shot him. Emergency services transported him to a local hospital for medical attention.
Despite the efforts of medical personnel, Richard Berryhill succumbed to his injuries and passed away. The case was classified as a homicide, and the Mobile Police Department launched an investigation into the fatal shooting. As of October 2018, his death was among the city's unsolved homicides for that year. In an effort to generate leads, the police department sought help from the public and offered a cash reward for any information that would lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for his death. The case remains an open and unresolved investigation, with no publicly identified suspects or arrests made in connection with the shooting.
