DeAnthony Latrell Elston, 23, was found dead in his gray Dodge Challenger on Wood Street in Sylacauga, Alabama, on the afternoon of September 17, 2022. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 12:30 p.m. and discovered Elston inside the vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound to the head; the Talladega County Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene and his body was sent for autopsy. Known to family as Zip, Elston was a resident of Sylacauga, a former student of B.B. Comer High School, and a father to two children, Anslee Kynd Elston and Korbyn Leorah Elston. His parents are Diane and Anthony Elston.

The Sylacauga Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help, with Central Alabama Crime Stoppers offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest. If anyone has information about what happened to DeAnthony, contact the Sylacauga Police Department’s tip line or the sergeant assigned to the case.