Rufus McCants was 67 and had just entered retirement when he was shot and killed in Montgomery, Alabama, on Sunday, July 3, 2022. After being shot while visiting a friend, he managed to drive himself to a package store on North Ripley Street where police and paramedics found him just before noon. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. Despite an investigation by the Montgomery Police Department, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Central Alabama CrimeStoppers has offered a $2,500 reward for information that could lead to an arrest. Family members continue to seek answers about who shot Rufus McCants and why.

If anyone has information about Rufus McCants’s movements on July 3, 2022, or about the shooting near North Ripley Street, please come forward to investigators or CrimeStoppers.