Curtis Chadwick Jackson, 44, was shot in the Drew Court area of the Sylacauga Housing Authority just after midnight on August 1, 2017. Police and paramedics found him and rushed him to Coosa Valley Medical Center, where he died shortly after arrival. The Sylacauga Police Department opened a homicide investigation and said early on that they were pursuing leads and believed the people involved were not residents of Drew Court.

On August 24, 2017, police arrested 26-year-old Barry Terrell Knapper on a warrant and charged him with Capital Murder in connection with Jackson’s death; Knapper was held in the Talladega County Jail without bond. Authorities said the investigation remained active and that additional suspects were still being examined.

If anyone in the area that night saw activity around Drew Court or has information that could help, please come forward.