Maurice Dukes, 28, was found shot and pronounced dead just after 7 a.m. on October 20, 2015, while working an early-morning security shift in Woodlawn. Officers discovered him slumped in the driver’s seat of a blue Ford Mustang in the parking lot of a newly built apartment complex along 1st Avenue South. Police described the killing as targeted, and the scene suggested Dukes had been approached while seated in the car; later reporting framed the shooting as occurring during a robbery while he worked security at The Park at Wood Station apartments.

Investigators said they leaned on tips and public help as they pieced the case together. On February 25, 2016, Birmingham police announced the arrest of Michael Bragg, 20, of Birmingham, charging him in connection with the killing and obtaining a capital-murder warrant. The arrest shifted the investigation toward formal charges and court proceedings.

If anyone knew Maurice Dukes, his work at The Park at Wood Station, or saw activity near 1st Avenue South around that time, please share what might still help clarify the case.