Rakeem Rock Phillips, a 32-year-old Black man, was shot during an altercation at Point Escambia Apartments in Atmore, Alabama, on the night of December 6, 2024. At about 10:55 p.m. Atmore Police found Phillips with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Atmore Community Hospital and airlifted to a trauma center. He died of his injuries on December 8, 2024.

Police identified 31-year-old Gelonté Giles as the person involved in the dispute. Authorities say Giles produced a firearm and fired several rounds, striking Phillips multiple times. Giles was taken into custody shortly after the incident; initial charges were attempted murder and discharging a firearm into an occupied building and were later upgraded to murder. He is being held at the Escambia County Detention Center without bond.

Phillips is remembered by family and the community for his loving nature and involvement locally. As an organ donor, his family reports his organs saved five lives and a recording of his heartbeat was preserved. Funeral services were held December 21, 2024, at Grace Fellowship Church, and he was buried at Fairview Cemetery.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.