In the winter of 2016, a heart-wrenching discovery shattered the quiet of a Phenix City, Alabama neighborhood. On the evening of Thursday, February 4th, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short in what would become a complex and lingering mystery for law enforcement. Inside a residence on 14th Court, police found the bodies of 24-year-old London Long and 18-year-old Alonzo 'Smush' Pipkin.
Both men had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and their deaths were immediately investigated as a double homicide.
London Nicholas Long, a resident of Phenix City, was remembered in his obituary, though the notice offered no details about the violent end to his life. Alonzo, a senior at Mundy Mills High School in Jonesboro, Georgia, was also mourned by a heartbroken family. The relationship between the two was described as incredibly close, with one family member noting they were inseparable in life and now tragically joined in death.
In the days that followed, the Phenix City Police Department launched an intensive investigation into the double murder, urging anyone with information to come forward. Despite their efforts and the profound loss felt by the families and community, the case grew cold. At the time of the initial reports and in subsequent years, authorities had not publicly identified any suspects in the brutal slayings. The investigation into the shooting deaths of London Long and Alonzo Pipkin remains ongoing, a painful and unresolved chapter for their loved ones who still await answers and justice.
