Eric Nelams

In the pre-dawn stillness of September 26, 2003, Eric Nelams, a 32-year-old Black/African American male, stepped out of his Phenix City, Alabama, home on Level Court, preparing to leave for work. As he made his way through his carport around 5:30 a.m., the morning quiet was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Nelams was ambushed and fatally shot multiple times in a planned attack, his life ending just feet from his front door while his wife and children were inside the house, unaware of the trage ...