Maurice Jovan Lee, a 37-year-old automobile detailer from Birmingham, Alabama, was shot in the back of the head on the evening of October 23, 2013, while driving through the city. Officers found him at about 9:45 p.m. in a vehicle that had struck a utility pole on the 900 block of 46th Street North; he was conscious and able to speak with responders. Maurice told investigators he had been traveling to buy about one pound of marijuana when he was wounded.

He was taken to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, underwent surgery, and remained on life support for about a week before dying on October 30, 2013; the death was classified as a homicide. Police determined the car he was driving had been reported stolen from Huntsville in January 2013, but did not say whether that fact related to the shooting. No arrest had been announced and investigators asked the public for help.

If anyone knew Maurice, his movements that night, or has information about the vehicle or the shooting, please contact Birmingham police or Crime Stoppers.?