Toderick Smith, a 35-year-old Black man from the Hope Hull area of Montgomery, Alabama, was killed just after midnight on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in a burst of gunfire on the 5700 block of East Shirley Lane. Montgomery police pronounced him dead at the scene after arriving on a shooting call; detectives described the case as a homicide and said it remained under active investigation but did not announce a suspect or a motive, and no arrests were reported.

Investigators asked the public for any tips, directing calls to CrimeStoppers, Secret Witness, or the Montgomery Police Department. Funeral services were held on August 10, 2019, at Shiloh A.M.E.Z. Church in Hope Hull, with burial at Adams Cemetery and arrangements by Ross-Clayton Funeral Home. If anyone heard or saw anything the night of July 30, 2019, or has information that could help this ongoing investigation, please come forward.