Christopher Charles Cooley, a 41-year-old Black or African American man and U.S. Navy veteran, was fatally shot in the College Hills neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, on July 1, 2015. His death came during a summer marked by a sharp rise in homicides for the city; by year’s end Birmingham recorded around 100 homicides, up from 62 the previous year.

Residents of College Hills described the shooting as a shock to a neighborhood unaccustomed to such violence. Public details about the investigation have been scarce. No information about suspects or arrests has been made publicly available, and the circumstances that led to Cooley’s death remain unclear.

Does anyone in College Hills or the Birmingham area remember Christopher Cooley or have information that could help bring clarity to this case?