Rashion McGinnis Cook, 41, was killed in a shooting on the late afternoon of July 1, 2020, on the 1600 block of Maple Avenue SW in west Birmingham. Neighbors described a vehicle pulling up, gunfire cracking through the street, and Cook collapsing as the car sped away. Investigators characterized the attack as a drive-by style shooting, with witness accounts placing the shooting just after 5:30 p.m. and police reporting gunfire around 5:45 p.m.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced Cook dead at the scene. Detectives recovered shell casings and collected witness statements while searching for evidence the fleeing vehicle might have left behind. Police reported they had not established a motive and had no one in custody; the shooter was not publicly identified and no suspect description was released in initial accounts. If anyone saw the vehicle, its direction of travel, or anything else that could help, please contact the Birmingham Police Department’s Homicide Unit.