Two Birmingham men with the same name, TaNarius Moore, were both killed by gunfire in separate incidents that devastated their families and community.

The younger, 5-year-old TaNarius TJ Moore, was shot during a family dispute in December 2019 while riding in a vehicle. He was taken to a children’s hospital and later died. Authorities arrested his cousin Rickkia Allen and charged her with capital murder; a grand jury returned an indictment in October 2020 and prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty.

An earlier killing occurred in May 2017, when 25-year-old TaNarius Moore, known as Quan Money and a father of two, was shot in the Collegeville housing community amid an ongoing dispute. At the time investigators said a suspect remained at large and no arrest has been publicly announced.

Did anyone know either TaNarius or have information about the 2017 shooting?