On the night of Wednesday, July 30, police and emergency crews responded to an assault call at a residence on Calhoun Road in Mobile, Alabama. Inside they found 55-year-old Michael Flores Sr., a Hispanic/Latino man known to friends and family as Pepe, suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and died there on July 31, 2025.

Mobile homicide investigators quickly identified a suspect. Within hours of the incident, 19-year-old Cody Speese of Theodore was taken into custody and charged with murder; he was booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail. Authorities did not immediately release a motive for the shooting.

Flores is remembered by those who knew him for his big personality and unconditional love. If anyone has information about Michael Flores Sr. or the events on Calhoun Road that night, please share what you know.