A dispute at a storage-unit facility in Tuscaloosa ended in deadly gunfire on the night of October 4, 2025. Keeondray Sterling, 37, was found with fatal gunshot wounds shortly before 11 p.m. in the 3400 block of Greensboro Avenue, a location noted for informal gatherings and that had been the scene of an earlier homicide that year.

Authorities say another 37-year-old man, Cordell Shepherd, called police and admitted to the shooting. Investigators reviewed security footage and interviewed witnesses; those steps and Shepherd’s statement led the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit to charge him with murder. Shepherd was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail and held without bond.

Sterling’s death was recorded as the 14th homicide the unit investigated in 2025, and funeral services were scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2025. If anyone was at the storage facility that night or has information about the argument, please share what is known.