On May 25, 2021, at about 9:59 p.m. in the 3000 block of Fairwest Place in Montgomery, Alabama, 33-year-old Ronnie Phifer was fatally shot. First responders found Phifer with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. The death is being investigated as a homicide.

An arrest was made in June 2021 but charges were dropped the following month after new evidence surfaced; details of that evidence have not been released and the investigation was reopened. Montgomery police later named 28-year-old Laderrius Calhoun as a person of interest, saying he had pawned a piece of jewelry belonging to Phifer the day after the shooting, and released a photograph seeking the public’s help. Central Alabama CrimeStoppers has offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest. No further arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the whereabouts of Laderrius Calhoun, please contact the Montgomery Police Department or CrimeStoppers.