Sri Satya Krishna Chitturi was 27 and had been in the United States about a month when he was found dead inside the Crown Service Station on Old Birmingham Highway in Oak Grove, Talladega County. Deputies responding about 9:45 a.m. on February 10, 2022, discovered Chitturi unresponsive; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators and local reporting describe a robbery during the night of February 9, 2022, and said an undetermined amount of money was taken from the business.

Early releases included surveillance images and a suspect description: a slender Black male about 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall, wearing black clothing, carrying an Air Jordan backpack and black-and-white Nike shoes. A person of interest was arrested on unrelated felony charges and held in the Talladega County Jail on March 14, 2022, while the homicide investigation continued.

If anyone worked at the Crown Service Station that night or saw someone matching that description near the store, does that person have information to share?