Stanley Ray Hopson Jr., 36, was shot dead at his apartment in the 1000 block of Villa Rica Court in Birmingham on May 25, 2021, at about 9:40 p.m. Deputies found him unresponsive in the doorway with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say an altercation occurred inside the apartment just before the shooting. Witnesses in the area reported hearing three distinct shots and then seeing two Black males run from the apartment and get into a black Dodge Charger with dark-tinted windows driven by a third, unidentified person, which fled the complex.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office describes the homicide as an active investigation. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. If anyone was in the area that evening or has information about the people or the vehicle seen leaving the scene, contact investigators.