On the night of September 5, 2017, 35-year-old Howard Dewayne Bruce was fatally shot while sitting in his truck in Birmingham, Alabama. After the shooting, Bruce’s vehicle was struck by a Norfolk Southern train. First responders found him dead in the driver’s seat.

Two men, Joemarcus Fitts and Frederick Temple, both 28 at the time, were arrested in the months after the killing and charged with capital murder. In June 2018 a Jefferson County Circuit Judge dismissed those capital murder charges. Fitts’s attorney said there was evidence suggesting he was not the shooter and that he should not have been arrested. The Deputy District Attorney said the investigation would continue.

There have been no public announcements naming new suspects or additional arrests, and the case remains unresolved. If anyone knew Howard Bruce, saw his truck that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.