Carlos Stacy was 38 when he was fatally shot near a local church in Theodore, Alabama, on January 21, 2018. Family and friends remember him as lively and caring; the shooting shocked the small community and prompted a homicide investigation by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators identified a suspect and deputies arrested Carlos Heard, who was later charged with murder in Stacy’s death. Motive and the detailed circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been widely publicized, and further information about the legal proceedings is not readily available.

If anyone in Theodore or the surrounding area has information about the events around January 21, 2018, or knew Carlos Stacy, please share what you remember with investigators.