David Robinson was a 24-year-old Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, who was first reported missing by his family on April 29, 2012. For months there was no public resolution to his disappearance. Late on June 26, 2012, skeletal remains were found in a wooded area off the roadway in the 1500 block of James Street in Dolomite. At the scene the remains were initially too degraded to allow immediate identification.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later examined the bones and concluded the death was a homicide caused by a gunshot wound. Police publicly identified the victim as David Robinson in November 2013. Reports from the time say investigators believed the shooter remained at large and that no arrests had been made; no suspect was publicly named in those accounts. Few details are available about motive, timeline, or who might be responsible.

If anyone knew David, saw him in spring 2012, or has information about people who were in the Dolomite area around late June, please share what is known with the investigating agency.