Hanif Rimmel Russ was 24 when he was shot multiple times and found dead in the backyard of a home in Birmingham, Alabama on the evening of May 5, 2016. A 13-year-old boy who lived at the house discovered the body. Authorities say Russ had been involved in an altercation with a group shortly before his death, and that he was pursued and fatally shot in the Ensley neighborhood following that dispute.

The Birmingham Police Department investigated but the case went cold; in early 2017 investigators publicly appealed for new leads, saying the inquiry had stalled and that people with information had not come forward. As of the latest information in this file, no arrests have been made and the homicide remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Hanif, witnessed the altercation or pursuit, or has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known.