Ricky Howard Hamrick II, 39, was killed during a meeting arranged to sell two handguns on July 24, 2022, in the 1300 block of 6th Avenue North in Bessemer, Alabama. His eight-year-old daughter was in the car but was physically unharmed and was taken into a nearby home by residents until police arrived.

Bessemer police say the suspects seized the firearms and fled on foot. Investigators are seeking tips and have publicized a possible getaway vehicle: an early 2000s maroon or burgundy four-door Toyota Avalon with a black front passenger door, which they believe was used in similar robberies. Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama has offered a reward for information leading to an arrest. If anyone knew Hamrick, witnessed the meeting, or has information about the suspects or that vehicle, please come forward.