On the evening of May 1, 2019, a burst of gunfire in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, ended the life of 31-year-old Terry Wayne Bonner Jr. Officers from the West Precinct responded to a person-shot call in the 1300 block of 27th Street Ensley and found Bonner inside an apartment with a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported him to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Birmingham Police classified the incident as a homicide and handed the matter to homicide detectives. Detectives canvassed the area for witnesses, but the circumstances surrounding the shooting and any possible motive were not released. In the days and weeks afterward, investigators continued their work, and no public details about a suspect or an arrest have been provided.

If anyone saw or heard anything in the 1300 block of 27th Street Ensley on the night of May 1, 2019, or has information about Terry’s death, please come forward to assist the investigation.