Felicia Raquel Smith, 32, was found dead from a gunshot wound in an alley in the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue Southwest in Birmingham’s Arlington-West End neighborhood on the morning of Monday, October 30, 2023. A utility worker discovered her; the Birmingham Police Department classified the death as a homicide and processed the scene.

Smith was originally from Indianapolis. Authorities launched an investigation and issued a media release seeking information, but at the time her identity was released no arrests had been made and no suspects or motive had been publicly identified. The case remains open as family and community await answers.

If anyone has information about Felicia’s movements that morning or saw suspicious activity in the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue Southwest, please contact the Birmingham Police Department.