On the evening of February 23, 2019, 19-year-old Calvin J. Ray was found dead in the 3700 block of Shelby County Highway 77 in Columbiana, Alabama, after deputies responded about 9:07 p.m. to a report of a shooting. Shelby County deputies and the coroner investigated; an autopsy by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences was pending to officially determine cause of death.

Investigators identified Calvin’s 18-year-old brother, Jalen K. Ray, as the alleged shooter. Jalen was reportedly shot and injured during a subsequent encounter with another family member. He was taken into custody and charged with Calvin’s murder and with attempted murder in connection with the later shooting; he was held in the Shelby County Jail on a combined bond of $180,000.

The case left a family and community confronting a sudden, violent loss. Anyone with information about the events that evening or who knew the family is asked to come forward.