Rafiel Riggins, 20, was shot to death in Alexander City, Alabama, on the afternoon of Monday, March 30, 2026. Police say a 911 call reporting shots fired led officers to the intersection of 3rd Street and 10th Avenue around 1:00 p.m., where they found a silver Hyundai Elantra. Inside the vehicle were Riggins and a 19-year-old companion, Fitzgerald Wilson, both pronounced dead at the scene after being shot multiple times from outside the car.

The Alexander City Police Department opened a double homicide investigation. No motive was announced initially, and CrimeStoppers offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to identification and arrest of those responsible. On April 3, 2026, investigators arrested two brothers, 22-year-old Markeis Diquon Smart of Dadeville and 19-year-old Jordan Hakeim Smart of Alexander City; both were charged with two counts of capital murder for the deaths of persons in a vehicle, and Markeis Smart faced an additional charge of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. They were taken to the Tallapoosa County Jail pending further proceedings.

If anyone knew Rafiel, Fitzgerald, or observed activity near 3rd Street and 10th Avenue around 1:00 p.m. on March 30, please come forward with information.