Christopher Ryan Cushenberry, 25, was shot and killed in Montgomery, Alabama, late the night of April 22, 2017. A Black/African American man originally from Harvey, Louisiana, Cushenberry had been living in Montgomery, where he was a father and engaged to be married.

The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. that Saturday. Another man, 19-year-old Larenzo Esther, was critically wounded and taken to a hospital, where he died on April 25, 2017. Montgomery police concluded both men had exchanged gunfire with each other; investigators determined Esther was the shooter in Cushenberry’s death and Cushenberry was the shooter in Esther’s death. With both principals deceased, the homicide investigation was closed and no arrests were made.

Cushenberry’s family remembers him as a loving father, fiancé, and son. If anyone witnessed the April 22 shooting or has information about the events that night, please come forward.