Seventeen-year-old Terrell Rodriquez Morgan, known to family as Head, was shot in Opelika, Alabama, on the afternoon of September 15, 2022. He was found suffering a gunshot wound near Chester Avenue and Easy Street and was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, Georgia, where he died on September 17, 2022.

The Opelika Police Department opened an immediate homicide investigation. Two people were located in Columbus the next day: 20-year-old Eric Stenson Jr. of Auburn and a 16-year-old juvenile. Both were arrested on September 16 and initially charged with attempted murder; authorities said charges were expected to be upgraded after Terrell’s death and that the suspects were to be returned to Opelika and held in the Lee County Jail. The investigation was described as ongoing and additional charges could be pending.

Terrell was a student at Opelika High School who enjoyed video games and basketball and was considered the family comedian. If anyone has information about what happened near Chester Avenue and Easy Street on September 15, please come forward.