Michael Stiles Jr. was 19 and from Selma, Alabama when he was killed on September 27, 2021. He was a passenger in a vehicle on the 900 block of King Street in midafternoon when someone stepped into the roadway and fired into the car. Stiles was struck and taken to Vaughan Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities treated the incident as a homicide and said the shooter walked away from the scene. At the time of the first public statements there were no arrests and police asked the public for information about who fired the shots and why the attack occurred.

A graveside service for Stiles was held October 9, 2021, at Mt. Olive No. 1 Church Cemetery in Sardis, Alabama. Does anyone who was in that area that afternoon or who knew Michael have information that could help explain what happened?