Darcy Jamere Joseph, a 33-year-old Black man from Hueytown, Alabama, was killed on the evening of Monday, August 7, 2023, in Birmingham. Officers from the Birmingham Police Department’s East Precinct responded shortly after 8:00 p.m. to reports of shots fired in an alley in the 5000 block of 41st Way North. Responders found Joseph unresponsive inside his vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound; Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced him deceased at the scene.

The vehicle was described as riddled with bullet holes. Preliminary information places Joseph in an alley known locally as a hangout spot when the shooting occurred. The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation and, in the immediate aftermath, had not taken anyone into custody. The investigation remains ongoing and authorities are seeking public assistance.

If anyone was in or near the 5000 block of 41st Way North on the night of August 7, 2023, or has information about this shooting, please come forward.