In the early morning hours of Friday, October 6, 2023, 27-year-old Dyron Mays-Perry was killed in a mass shooting in the parking lot of a Birmingham nightclub in the 800 block of 2nd Avenue North. A patrolling North Precinct officer heard gunfire just after 1 a.m. and, after arriving, was directed to victims by community members. Mays-Perry and 22-year-old Jjuan Cole were found with apparent gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead by Birmingham Fire and Rescue. A woman was also shot and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police say an unknown suspect or suspects opened fire, striking the three people and damaging vehicles and a nearby business. The motive remains unknown. The Birmingham Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating; no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced, and authorities have asked the public for information, offering a cash reward through Crime Stoppers.

If anyone was at the nightclub that night or has video or other information about the shooting, please share it with the Birmingham Police Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.