Jacoby Carter, 21, of Montgomery, was found fatally shot on Upper Wetumpka Road on June 10, 2022. Authorities say the shooting occurred during a robbery and opened a homicide investigation after Carter died of his gunshot wounds. A funeral service took place June 18, 2022, at St. Mark Baptist Church, with burial at Gilmer Cemetery.

Within two weeks of the killing, police identified and arrested 19-year-old Damario Capleton, charging him with capital murder and holding him without bond at the Montgomery County Detention Center. The charge alleges the shooting happened in the course of another felony, robbery, and court proceedings were pending.

If anyone witnessed events on Upper Wetumpka Road that day or has information about the robbery linked to Carter’s death, please come forward.