In the late evening hours of Mother's Day, May 10, 2020, what should have been a day of celebration was irrevocably shattered by gunfire at a gas station in Mobile, Alabama. Twenty-eight-year-old Ricky Bernard Kidd Jr. was at the Pride Gas Station located at 1910 St. Stephens Road when violence erupted. The chaotic scene left both Kidd and another 26-year-old man with gunshot wounds.
Both men were rushed to a local hospital for medical attention.
Despite the efforts of medical personnel, Ricky Kidd succumbed to his injuries, his life cut tragically short. His death was one of five homicides that plagued the city of Mobile during that violent weekend, prompting concern and a call for answers from the community and law enforcement.
In the immediate aftermath, the Mobile Police Department issued a public plea for information regarding the shooting that claimed Kidd's life. While arrests were made in the other homicides that occurred over the same weekend, investigators sought assistance from witnesses or anyone with knowledge of the incident at the gas station. To date, there have been no public announcements regarding any arrests or identified suspects in connection with the death of Ricky Bernard Kidd Jr. The case remains an open investigation, leaving a family to mourn and a community to await justice.
