Mikael Rashad McCord Sr. was 26 when he was found unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the 900 block of 25th Street North in Birmingham on December 4, 2021. He had sustained a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital. Police say an altercation preceded the shooting, but details about that dispute and who else was involved have not been released.

No arrests have been announced and authorities have not identified suspects or persons of interest; the case is being investigated as an unsolved homicide. McCord was a father, and his family continues to grieve the sudden, violent loss.

If anyone has information about the altercation that led to Mikael McCord’s death or about the shooting that night, police and his family would welcome a tip.