On the evening of November 12, 2023, gunfire in the Sadie Lee Homes housing community in Childersburg, Alabama, left 37-year-old Mason Marbury mortally wounded and a second man, 28-year-old Nelson Rashad Seals, injured but surviving. Officers arrived about 6:34 p.m.; Marbury was critically hurt and airlifted to UAB Hospital, where he later died. Seals received nonlife-threatening medical treatment.

Marbury, a Black man born in nearby Sylacauga and a graduate of Childersburg High School, ran car detailing and construction businesses and was a father to six children. The shooting prompted an investigation by the Childersburg Police Department, and Central Alabama CrimeStoppers offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced as the probe continues.

If anyone in Childersburg witnessed the shooting or knew Mason and can help investigators, please contact the Childersburg Police or CrimeStoppers with information.