Derrick Dewayne Pelt, 33, was shot in Birmingham’s Smithfield neighborhood around 12:15 a.m. on July 3, 2008, on the 1100 block of 2nd Street West. He was gravely wounded, taken to UAB Hospital, and died there on July 4. Reporting identifies him by full name and connects the shooting scene in Smithfield to the hospital where he succumbed.

Available notices and homicide listings record Pelt’s death but give no detailed, sustained account of what happened that night. In short, the case appears to remain without a public resolution.

If anyone knew Derrick Pelt, saw activity on 2nd Street West in Smithfield that night, or has information about this shooting, please share what can help bring clarity to his death.