Tyler Artez Lee was 18 when he was shot during a mid‑afternoon outbreak of violence in Birmingham’s Smithfield area, on the 200 block of 9th Avenue North. Police responded to a 911 call saying two men had been shot and found Lee on a front porch with a gunshot wound; a second man nearby had multiple gunshot wounds. Both were taken to UAB Hospital with life‑threatening injuries. The second victim survived long enough to be transported, but detectives were later notified that Lee died at UAB Hospital on July 26, 2020, at 5:55 p.m., according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.

Investigators described the shooting as the sudden aftermath of a confrontation, saying words were exchanged between Lee and a suspect before gunfire began and that the motive was tied to an ongoing dispute. In the days after the shooting police reported no suspects in custody and there was no word of any arrests; authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Birmingham Police Department Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone in Smithfield that afternoon saw the confrontation or has information that could help investigators, please share what is known with the Birmingham Police Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.