Gary Earl Stone Jr., 30, was shot and killed on the evening of June 27, 2021, at a residence on North Nashville Avenue in the Buttermilk Hill area of Sylacauga, Alabama. Emergency responders from the Sylacauga Police Department and the Talladega County Sheriff’s Office arrived about 6:00 PM and provided life-saving measures, but Stone died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. He was originally from Sylacauga but lived in Montgomery and was known to friends and family as Junior; he performed music under the name SELFMADE JR.

The community prepared a celebration of life and graveside service at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Sylacauga. The Sylacauga Police Department and the Talladega County Drug & Violent Crime Task Force classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation; Central Alabama CrimeStoppers offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the identity and arrest of those responsible. No suspects or arrests have been publicly disclosed and motive remains unclear.

Did anyone in the area know Gary or see anything on June 27, 2021 that could help investigators?