Gerald Andre Lomax Jr., a 17-year-old student at P.D. Jackson-Olin High School who played varsity football and basketball, was shot on November 12, 2024, after attending a basketball game at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham. According to the Birmingham Police Department, a verbal altercation occurred as people were leaving the event. As Lomax and a friend were getting into their vehicle near 54th Street and 2nd Avenue North, an unidentified person fired multiple shots into the car, striking Lomax in the passenger seat.

First responders arrived about 9:50 p.m. and transported Lomax to UAB Hospital with a gunshot wound; he died the next day, November 13, 2024, after his family removed life support. The shooting has been classified as a homicide. Authorities say they are actively pursuing leads and have appealed for public help; no arrests have been announced and no suspect or vehicle description has been released.

If anyone was at the game or was in the area of 54th Street and 2nd Avenue North that evening and saw something that could help, please come forward with information.