On the afternoon of December 26, 2022, 33-year-old Michael Douglas Martin was fatally shot in the 300 block of Morningview Drive in Gadsden, Alabama. Police found Martin at the scene with a fatal gunshot wound; he had been shot at about 1:18 p.m.

Born April 5, 1989, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Martin had made Gadsden his home. He was a father to a daughter, Norah Rain Stem-Martin, and was remembered as a big teddy bear who loved his family, enjoyed cooking and fishing, and passionately supported the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Gadsden Police Department investigated the shooting and arrested Robert Wilson, who was charged with murder in connection with Martin’s death.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon or knew Michael, please share tips with the Gadsden Police Department.