Cornell Dewayne Richardson was 24 when he died after being shot on a Sunday in April 2023 on Steiner Avenue Southwest in Birmingham. A Minor High School graduate, born January 23, 1999, he was working toward a commercial driver’s license through The Dannon Project and was known to family as Pooh or Neathay. He was described as a devoted father with a sharp sense of humor and a charismatic presence.

Richardson and another man were both struck by gunfire and taken to separate hospitals; Richardson was transported to Princeton Hospital and later died, while the other man was taken to UAB Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Local law enforcement initially investigated the incident as a homicide. After evidence was reviewed by the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, the death was ruled a justifiable homicide and no criminal charges were filed.

If anyone knew Cornell, his movements that day, or has information about the shooting on Steiner Avenue Southwest, please come forward.