Jamari Rashaad Smith, 22, was shot and killed in Birmingham, Alabama in the early morning hours of August 20, 2022. At about 12:39 a.m., multiple callers reported gunfire in the 4400 block of Ishkooda-Wenonah Road Southwest. Officers found Smith lying in the front yard of a residence with multiple gunshot wounds; Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting was recorded as the city’s 86th homicide of the year.

Police say Smith had been talking with an unidentified male outside the residence just before the shots were fired. That man fled immediately after the shooting and remains at large; investigators have not publicly identified a suspect or announced a motive. The investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew Jamari or saw activity near Ishkooda-Wenonah Road that night, please share what you know with investigators.