On a Sunday morning in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of Solomon Hughes Jr., a 26-year-old Black man, was cut short by gun violence on May 9, 2021. The specific circumstances surrounding the shooting that led to his death have not been made public.
Following his death, the Montgomery Police Department launched a homicide investigation into the incident.
However, there have been no subsequent public announcements regarding any arrests made in connection with the case, nor have any suspects been officially named.
An obituary for Solomon Hughes Jr. stated his date of death as May 10, 2021, and noted that funeral services would be held later that month. The case of his death is one of many unsolved homicides in Montgomery. The city has a significant number of cold cases, with a disproportionate number of the victims being African American men between the ages of 20 and 29. There is no information available to indicate whether a reward was ever offered for information leading to an arrest in Hughes' case.
