Tourious Samuel Morris, 38, was shot and killed in Talladega, Alabama, on the evening of Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A Black male and a father, Morris is remembered in his obituary as leaving behind a son, two other children he raised as his own, his parents and a large extended family.

The Talladega Police Department, assisted by the Oxford Police Department, investigated the shooting and identified a person of interest. Within a day an arrest was made: Carlos Heard was charged with murder and taken to the Talladega County Jail on a substantial bond. The motive and detailed circumstances of the shooting have not been publicly released.

If anyone knew Tourious or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know with investigators.