Earnest Tremaine Porter-Smith, 35, was found dying on a sidewalk in east Birmingham on the evening of August 25, 2021, after suffering multiple stab wounds. Officers were called to the 600 block of 2nd Avenue South and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police described the encounter as a face-to-face fight that escalated into a fatal stabbing rather than a random attack. A person of interest was taken into custody for questioning the night of the killing, and public information later identified Reginald Lamont Wheeler as the person charged with murder in connection with Porter-Smith’s death. Reports do not consistently list other suspects, multiple arrests, or the outcome of any trial.

If anyone has information about Porter-Smith, the confrontation that night, or witnesses who were nearby, please share what is known.