On December 8, 2024, at about 1:15 a.m. on Interstate 65 near the Airport Boulevard exit in Mobile, Alabama, 28-year-old Monterio Fudge Harris was fatally shot while riding as a passenger in a vehicle. Another vehicle pulled alongside and opened fire, striking the car Harris was in multiple times. He was taken by a private vehicle to a local hospital but died shortly after arrival. A section of the interstate was temporarily closed while Mobile police began investigating.

Known to friends and family as Fudge, Harris was remembered as lively and able to lift people’s spirits. He was a C.F. Vigor High School graduate, a devoted uncle, and had survived throat cancer in 2021. The Mobile Police Department announced an arrest in connection with the homicide on December 24, 2024.

If anyone knew Harris or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.