Devadney Sanchez Lauderdale, 34, was shot in the front yard of a residence on Sherwood Drive in the Drew Court housing complex in Sylacauga, Alabama, on the evening of Sunday, February 5, 2023. Officers found him with multiple gunshot wounds; he received emergency care on scene, was taken to Coosa Valley Medical Center, then airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. He died of his injuries and was pronounced dead on Monday, February 6, 2023.

Known to family as Pookie, Lauderdale was a father and a graduate of Sylacauga High School. The Sylacauga Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the department’s tip line. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in the Sylacauga area see or hear anything that night or have information that could help investigators?