Unsolved Homicide

Son in one-year-old unsolved killing

Jaden Jones, 20, was reportedly killed in Center Point in November 2024. One year later, his father was seeking information and publicizing an increased reward, but the supplied documents contain no official case record or independent corroboration.

Incident date: November 30, 2024
Location: Center Point, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 2

The record

The father of 20-year-old Jaden Jones is seeking information about his son’s killing one year after Jones died in Jefferson County, according to WBRC. The station reported that the case remained unresolved as of Nov. 28, 2025. 1

Michael Jones told WBRC that investigators initially appeared to make progress but that communication and momentum later declined. He said the family had received conflicting accounts about the night his son died. 1

According to WBRC, Jaden Jones was driven to the area of 23rd and 25th avenues northeast in Center Point, where authorities initially received a report of a traffic accident. The matter later became a homicide investigation. The report does not specify Jones’ cause of death or provide a detailed account of what investigators believe occurred. 1

Michael Jones said the available reward had increased to $10,000. WBRC reported that Crime Stoppers was contributing $5,000, supplementing money raised by family and friends, and that radio and entertainment personality Rickey Smiley separately confirmed a $5,000 offer. 1

The family hopes the increased reward will encourage someone with information to contact authorities. WBRC directed tipsters to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers. 1

No official law-enforcement release about Jones’ case was included in the supplied documents. A second supplied article concerns the separate 2022 killing of Davion Hickley in Birmingham and provides no independent support for facts about Jones’ death. 2

Timeline

November 30, 2024Reported
Reported anniversary date of Jaden Jones’ killing, inferred from his father’s statement that Nov. 30, 2025, would mark one year.
November 28, 2025Reported
WBRC reported that Jones’ father was seeking answers and publicizing increased reward money.
November 30, 2025Reported
The first anniversary of the killing, according to the timeframe reported by WBRC.

Documented claims

Jaden Jones was 20 years old when he was killed in Jefferson County.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
As of Nov. 28, 2025, one year had passed since Jaden Jones was killed, placing the reported anniversary on Nov. 30, 2025.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Jaden Jones was driven to the scene of a reported traffic accident near 23rd and 25th avenues northeast in Center Point, and the call later became a homicide investigation.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Jaden Jones’ father, Michael Jones, said communication with investigators had been difficult and that expected progress had not occurred within the timeframe he was given.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Michael Jones said the family had received conflicting information about the night his son died.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Michael Jones said the reward had increased to $10,000; WBRC reported that Crime Stoppers was contributing $5,000 in addition to money offered by family and friends, while Rickey Smiley confirmed that he was offering $5,000.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC asked anyone with information to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
The second supplied document covers the unrelated April 25, 2022 killing of 19-year-old Davion Hickley in Birmingham and contains no information about Jaden Jones.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.

Sources

Father hopes increased reward brings answers in son’s unsolved killing one year later — WBRCOpen
Unsolved Alabama: Mother hopes for justice after her 19-year-old son's killing turns cold — ABC 33/40Open