Tyriek Esters was 19 when he was shot in Mobile, Alabama, on the morning of Sunday, April 11, 2021. Officers responded at about 11:30 a.m. to the 2800 block of Old Shell Road and found Tyriek suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital but later died from his injuries.

A senior in the Mobile County class of 2021, Tyriek is remembered by family and friends for a fun-loving personality and a bright smile; his death was mourned with candlelight vigils and tributes. The shooting was one of two fatalities in a weekend that included four separate shootings in Mobile.

The Mobile Police Department treated the case as a homicide and said the shooting was not random, reporting that Tyriek and the shooter knew each other. Three days later, on April 14, 2021, an 18-year-old named Roderick Sykes was arrested and charged with murder in connection with Tyriek’s death.

If anyone knew Tyriek, saw activity near Old Shell Road that morning, or has information about the case, please share what is known.