Warrick Ruggs was 28 when he was shot and killed on Taylor Road in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 18, 2019. Officers who initially responded found Ruggs with a fatal gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members described the violence that took his life as an act of pure hate.

Montgomery Police identified a suspect and, within days, arrested and charged a man with murder in connection with the shooting. Beyond the arrest and charge, public details about what led to the shooting and the later legal proceedings are sparse.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Taylor Road that evening or has information about the events leading up to March 18, 2019, please come forward.