Lorenzo Cole, a 23-year-old Black man, was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot of a gas station in the 3800 block of East Lake Boulevard in Birmingham, Alabama, on the evening of Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Courtney Woods, who was with him in the vehicle that night, was also shot and killed. Investigators have not publicly released the circumstances that led up to the shooting.

The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation but the case went cold and no arrests were made. The double slaying is now part of a joint FBI and Birmingham Police Department initiative seeking new information on several unsolved homicides in the city. Authorities ask anyone with information to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Birmingham Police Department at 205-254-1764, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

If anyone knew Lorenzo or Courtney, or saw activity in the East Lake Boulevard area on December 14, 2021, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.