On November 16, 2017, 51-year-old Black woman Jocklyn Manley was killed in Birmingham, Alabama, in a daylight burst of gunfire that also took the life of 17-year-old Pervis Andre Polk Jr. Both victims were found in Woodlawn beside a car that had been riddled with bullets, a scene suggesting the shooting was sudden, furious, and over almost as quickly as it began. The Jefferson County coroner identified Manley; local reports said she lived in Ensley while the shooting occurred on the city’s east side.

Police were called to the area that Thursday morning and found the victims near the bullet-struck vehicle, but investigators did not publicly explain why Manley and Polk were there together or what may have led to the ambush. Early reports said police had not determined a motive and that no arrests were made during the initial investigation. Public listings and later roundups continued to note the case with the simple notation No arrest, leaving the double homicide appearing unresolved in the sources available online.

Did anyone in the Woodlawn or Ensley communities remember seeing Manley or Polk in that area that morning or have information about why they were there?