Anthony Tolbert was 30 when he was killed on the night of March 23, 2019, in Birmingham’s Smithfield community. The shooting happened during a Saturday evening gathering near a mobile car-wash setup around 1st Street North and Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard; police were called at about 8:40 p.m. and found Tolbert unresponsive. He collapsed after running across the street and was later found in an alley with a fatal wound.

Investigators said a shooter opened fire into the group gathered at the car wash, scattering people and emptying the scene. Police treated the incident as a homicide from the start and established two investigation scenes—one around a vehicle and another where Tolbert was located—while detectives worked to reconstruct who had been present and what led to the attack. At the time of initial reporting no arrests had been announced, no suspect was in custody, and no names were released as persons of interest.

If anyone was at the car-wash gathering that night or saw who fired the shot, contact Birmingham authorities with what they remember.