Curtis Irvin Holt Jr., 36, was shot and killed in Birmingham’s Riley neighborhood on March 21, 2025. The shooting also wounded another person and prompted a police investigation into the fatal attack that ended Holt’s life.

Investigators identified a family connection to the crime and within days arrested Holt’s cousin in connection with the homicide. The arrest brought the case into the judicial system as relatives and the community coped with the sudden loss and the added shock that a family member was accused.

What can anyone in the Riley neighborhood or Holt’s acquaintances share about that Friday night or about Curtis Holt’s movements and contacts leading up to the shooting?