Marvin Darrius Smith Jr., 24, was fatally shot in the late evening of Thursday, August 8, 2024, after a dispute at a Chevron gas station on Broadway Avenue in Talladega, Alabama. Smith, a Talladega County Central High School graduate who worked as a cook at Sonic, was involved in a physical altercation with a teenager inside the store; the confrontation escalated and Smith was shot. He was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

The Talladega Police Department opened a homicide investigation and said officers were working to identify and apprehend the teenage suspect. No arrests had been reported in initial accounts. The community has been described as mourning the loss of a young man remembered for his vibrant energy and infectious smile.

If anyone witnessed the incident at the Chevron on Broadway Avenue or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.