On the evening of Thursday, April 6, 2023, officers responded to a shots-fired call on the 1400 block of Brighton Road in Birmingham and found 47-year-old Anthony Darniel Knight unresponsive in a vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced Knight dead at the scene.

Detectives say the attack appears deliberate: investigators believe Knight was followed for several miles, then an unknown vehicle pulled alongside his car and an occupant or occupants opened fire, riddling the vehicle with bullets before fleeing. No motive has been released and no suspects have been identified or arrested.

If anyone saw activity along Brighton Road or the route Knight might have been followed on the night of April 6, or has dashcam or surveillance footage that could help, please contact the Birmingham Police Department with any information.