LaCraig Brown, 25, of Atmore, Alabama, was shot in the parking lot of Fry Daddy’s in Prichard on September 11, 2021, while there to sell high-end shoes. Family members say he was likely the victim of a senseless robbery; they believe he would have surrendered the shoes or any possessions rather than risk a confrontation. He later died of his injuries and is survived by four children and a fiancée.

Investigators worked the case for months. Prichard police later issued a murder warrant for a 16-year-old suspect but could not release the juvenile’s name publicly because of a new state law protecting juvenile suspects’ privacy, a restriction that deeply frustrated Brown’s family. In January 2022 the family was told a teenage suspect had been taken into custody; they credit social media efforts for helping lead to the arrest and have continued to hold events in Brown’s memory.

If anyone was in the Fry Daddy’s parking lot on September 11, 2021, or has information about that evening, please come forward.