OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – A late-night shooting in Opelika has left one man dead and his cousin behind bars, according to the Opelika Police Department. A motive has not been released for the shooting.

On Sunday, May 4, 2025, at approximately 11:38 p.m., Opelika Communications received a 911 call reporting a shooting in the 1200 block of Samford Place. Officers arrived on scene to find a 38-year-old male lying inside a residence with a fatal gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton says Quintaveious Johnson, 38, of Opelika, was pronounced dead at 10:48 p.m. on scene. His body has been sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for a postmortem examination.

Police arrested the victim’s cousin, 41-year-old Jamarlo Johnson, at the scene. Johnson has been charged with murder and taken into custody. Police say the shooting was domestic and nature, but have not shared the reason the cousins may have been fighting.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact the Opelika Police Department Detective Division at (334) 705-5220 or call the Secret Witness Hotline at (334) 745-8665. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Opelika Police Mobile App.