Quartez Sager, a 20-year-old Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, was found shot shortly before 3 a.m. on June 22, 2013, near 17th Street Southwest and Alemeda Avenue. He was taken to UAB Hospital but did not survive. Initial public information about the killing was sparse, and investigators publicly appealed for help as summer turned to fall, warning the case risked going cold because no witnesses had come forward on the record.

Police and then-Police Chief A.C. Roper urged anyone with information to speak up, suggesting authorities believed people in the community knew more than they had said publicly. The circumstances that led to the gunfire and who was with Quartez before he was found remain unanswered.

If anyone knew Quartez, saw activity around 17th Street Southwest and Alemeda Avenue that night, or has information that could help, please share what is known.