Reginald Terez Courtland Pope Jr. was a 17-year-old student and football player at Woodlawn High School who was fatally shot in the Gate City community of Birmingham, Alabama, on July 25, 2025. Officers from the Birmingham Police Department’s East Precinct and Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel responded to an apartment in the 7500 block of 67th Court South after a report of a person shot; the teenager was found unresponsive inside and pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said several people were inside the apartment when the shooting occurred and transported all witnesses to headquarters for questioning as part of a homicide investigation. The department announced that a 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody and charged in connection with Pope’s death; the suspect’s identity and the specific charges have not been released. The motive and exact circumstances remain under investigation.

If anyone has information about Reginald Pope, his activities that morning, or the incident at the 67th Court South apartment, please come forward.