Erasmo Barrera, a 16-year-old from Montgomery, was shot in the early morning hours of Sunday, November 6, 2022. Police responded to a report of a person shot at about 1:30 a.m. on the 2700 block of Skyline Avenue and found Barrera with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital for emergency treatment.

Barrera survived for eleven days but died of his injuries on November 17, 2022. What began as an aggravated assault investigation was reclassified as a homicide and taken up by the Montgomery Police Department. As of early 2023 no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests announced; Central Alabama CrimeStoppers offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to a suspect.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about the events on Skyline Avenue that night is asked to come forward.