Roderick Earl Gray Jr. was fatally shot in an alleyway in Birmingham, Alabama, in the early morning of October 15, 2022. Officers working security at a nearby nightclub heard gunfire and found the 26-year-old unresponsive around 2:30 a.m. Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced him dead at the scene in the 200 block of 4th Street North.

Detectives opened the case as a homicide and detained a person of interest early in the investigation, but no charges have been filed. Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama has offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest, and both the police and Crime Stoppers continue to appeal to the public. Gray’s parents say they have had trouble getting updates and obtaining the coroner’s report; the family remembers him by his nickname Mystic, his love of anime, and his plans to become an electrician.

Does anyone who was in the 4th Street North area that night or who knew Roderick have information that could help bring answers?