Benjamin David Sloan was 31 when he was found shot and killed in his SUV on the night of October 27, 2013, on a quiet dead-end street near East Lake Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Investigators believe the shooting occurred during a robbery. He was the devoted father of a three-year-old son.

Known as Ben to family and friends, he was a 2000 graduate of Gardendale High School and held a certification as a Fitness and Exercise Instructor. Friends remembered him as outgoing, generous, and warm — a man with a bright smile whose life was cut short.

The Birmingham Police Department’s investigation eventually grew cold. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the family continues to seek answers and has said they forgive the person responsible but still want closure.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward and share what you know.