Ryan Colby Johnson was 25 when he was shot near a nightclub in the Smithfield area of Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday, April 23, 2023. First responders found a man with a gunshot wound on 3rd Avenue North and he was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.

The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation. The family and community continue to seek answers about what happened that night.

If anyone has information about Ryan’s death or saw activity near 3rd Avenue North in Smithfield on April 23, 2023, please contact the Birmingham Police Department.