Joshua Javon Thomas was 25 when he was shot and killed in Birmingham on the evening of Saturday, July 9, 2022. Officers from the West Precinct were sent to 10th Place and 22nd Avenue West after reports of a person down; Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded but Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound.

Police investigators have said Thomas was believed to have been shot during a robbery, but public details about what led up to the encounter remain scarce. No arrests have been publicly announced and the Birmingham Police Department asked the community for information that might identify those responsible.

If anyone was in that area the night of July 9, 2022, or has information about the robbery that authorities believe led to Joshua Thomas’s death, please come forward.