LEE COUNTY (June 2, 2025) – On June 1, 2025, at approximately 7:18pm CDT, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting in the 100 block of Lee Rd. 685 N., east of Opelika. Deputies arrived on scene at approximately 7:24pm CDT and made contact with Christopher James Espey Futral (58) of Opelika. Futral was hiding behind a fence and called out to deputies, saying that he was putting his gun down and was coming out with his hands up. Futral was immediately detained and placed in a patrol unit.