On the morning of October 6, 2023, 22-year-old Jjuan James Cole was fatally shot in the parking lot of a nightclub in the 800 block of 2nd Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting occurred just after 1:00 a.m., when a North Precinct officer on patrol heard gunfire and found Cole on the ground with an apparent gunshot wound.

Cole and 27-year-old Dyron Mays-Perry were both pronounced dead at the scene. A third victim, an adult woman, suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital. Multiple vehicles and a nearby business were also struck by gunfire. The Birmingham Police Department says an unknown suspect or suspects opened fire; the motive remains unknown and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone was in or near the nightclub parking lot that night or has dashcam or surveillance footage, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.