Cho’Zen Zy’Aire Weaver was 4 months old when he was shot and killed at a home in the 1500 block of J Street in Alexander City, Alabama, on June 18, 2026. Fire medics and police arrived after a call about a child being shot; the infant was taken to Russell Medical and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police identified 21-year-old Ameyun May, the child’s father, as the suspect and arrested him on a charge of murder. At a preliminary hearing, investigators said the baby had a small entrance wound on his face with burn markings around the nose and mouth, consistent with a gun fired within centimeters of his face; the bullet exited the back of his head, and the trajectory suggested the shooter was standing over the bouncy seat on the couch where Cho’Zen had been placed. A Glock .40 caliber handgun was recovered from a neighbor’s outdoor trashcan after May told police its location.

Reports introduced at the hearing said May initially denied a gun was present and later suggested the weapon discharged when his 3-year-old daughter was on the couch. A gunshot residue test on May’s hands was positive while only trace amounts were found on the child’s hands.

Did anyone in Alexander City know Cho’Zen or have information about what happened that morning?