Sergio Hernandez Leiva, 28, was killed in an early-morning shooting in east Birmingham on July 12, 2021. Witnesses who were on their way to work reported that just after 4 a.m. an unknown person approached a group in the 8500 block of 3rd Avenue North and began shooting. Sergio Hernandez Leiva died at the scene.

Birmingham Police say the shooter fled after the attack. No arrests or publicly identified suspects had been announced and the motive remained unclear as the investigation opened as a search for an unknown shooter.

If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about who approached that group on 3rd Avenue North, please share what you know.