Celso Martinez Rosales, 46, was shot in the early hours of July 7, 2023, on the 4900 block of Plaza Drive off Troy Highway in Montgomery. Police and fire medics found him with a life-threatening gunshot wound and he was taken to a local hospital, where he remained more than two weeks before authorities announced his death from those injuries the weekend of July 22, 2023. One online memorial lists July 21, 2023, as the date he was lost to gun violence while contemporaneous police-based reports gave July 22 as the date of death; police identified him in news reports as Celso Martinez, and a memorial record uses the fuller name Celso Martinez Rosales.

The shooting was fixed at about 4 a.m., but public reports released at the time did not include a motive, a narrative of what led to the shooting, or who was with Rosales when he was shot. Coverage described the matter as an active homicide investigation and requested tips, but accessible reports do not show a publicly identified suspect or an arrest. If anyone knew Celso Martinez Rosales or has information about the Plaza Drive shooting, can you share what you know with authorities?