A verbal dispute on the evening of June 2, 2024, in the 300 block of Palmetto Avenue in Anniston, Alabama, escalated into a fatal shooting that left 50-year-old Dalriko Blake critically injured. Anniston Police officers found Blake inside the residence with a gunshot wound; officers provided first aid before he was taken by ambulance to North East Alabama Medical Center and later airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Blake died of his injuries on June 20, 2024, after eighteen days in critical condition.

Investigators say the argument was between Dalriko Blake and 27-year-old Raekwon Blake, and that the victim was unarmed when the suspect allegedly produced a weapon and shot him. A murder warrant was issued and, on June 21, 2024, Anniston Police investigators, the 7th Judicial Major Crimes Unit and the US Marshals arrested Raekwon Blake; he is being held at the Calhoun County Jail on a charge of intentional murder without bond. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone knew Dalriko Blake or has information about the events on June 2 in the Palmetto Avenue area, please share what is known.