Eric Cotton was 28 and a father of three when he was fatally shot during a confrontation in the predawn hours of January 15, 2018, in Birmingham, Alabama. Friends and family remembered him as goofy, sweet, and caring.

The motive and specifics of the dispute between the two men were not immediately clear.

Police identified and arrested the friend soon after the shooting; he was charged with murder. Does anyone have information about what led to the confrontation or knew Eric and can share details about that morning?