Cornelius Arthour May Jr, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on the evening of December 2, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting occurred near a Chevron on Finley Boulevard, where witnesses reported a shootout involving multiple people about 8:00 PM. Responding officers found a vehicle that had crashed into a tree; May and an adult woman inside the car had been shot, and a third adult man with a gunshot wound was found nearby. Emergency personnel pronounced May dead at the scene; the two other victims were taken to a hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.

Police described the incident in the 1600 block of Finley Boulevard as a targeted attack and continue to investigate. No arrests have been announced in connection with May’s death. If anyone has information that could help identify those responsible, please come forward.