Valentino Arso, 58, was killed by a stray bullet on November 12, 2023, during a chaotic shootout at the Brother’s QuickMart on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Prichard. Surveillance footage captured multiple people exchanging gunfire at the gas station as Arso was on his way to work; authorities say he was an innocent bystander and not the intended target. His family noted the bitter irony that Arso had previously spoken out against gun violence.

A Mobile woman later said her stolen car had been used as a getaway vehicle by the assailants. Despite public appeals and available surveillance video, no arrests had been made as of a year after the shooting, and Arso’s mother increased the reward for information. If anyone witnessed the November 12 incident or recognizes the people or vehicle in the footage, please come forward with tips.