Michael Alexander was 35 when he was shot dead on October 28, 2017, in Phenix City, Alabama. Police responded that Saturday afternoon to the 1100 block of 23rd Court and found Alexander with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. He was taken to Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia, but was pronounced dead at 2:08 p.m. by the Russell County coroner.

The Phenix City Police Department opened a homicide investigation and ordered an autopsy by the Department of Forensic Sciences. Investigators later identified a suspect; Carlos Heard was arrested and charged with Michael Alexander’s murder. The motive and the events leading up to the shooting have not been widely publicized, and information about any trial or conviction is not readily available.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share what is known with investigators.