Benjamin Lee Doaks, 59, was found dead on June 27, 2022, on the 200 block of 6th Place North in Birmingham’s Smithfield area near Firehouse Ministries.

Outside the homicide reports, an obituary sketches his life: Doaks graduated from Thompson High School where he played basketball and was known as Jop, served in the United States Army, worked for Golden Flake in Birmingham, and was remembered as a father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend who enjoyed chess, dominoes, and cheering for Alabama football.

Does anyone have information about Doaks, or remember seeing him in the Smithfield area around June 27, 2022?