A dispute over money in Huntsville ended in fatal violence on May 7, 2023. Harrison Sonny Hayes, 57, was found with gunshot wounds on the 4100 block of Knight Road about 4:40 p.m. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators from the Major Crimes Unit concluded the shooting followed a heated verbal altercation about money.

The investigation identified a suspect quickly. Devone Edward Modacure, 48, was arrested without incident on May 8 with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service’s Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and was booked into the Madison County Jail on a murder charge.

If anyone in the Huntsville area knew Hayes or has information about the dispute that led to his death, please come forward to the authorities handling the case.