Deforest Chanier Kines Jr., 28, was one of two men found fatally shot inside a car on Zinnia Lane in Birmingham on the morning of Thursday, July 13, 2023. Officers responding to reports of shots fired in the 500 block discovered a vehicle riddled with bullets; 30-year-old Cardarrius Bryant of Fultondale was also found unresponsive inside. Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced both men dead at the scene.

Birmingham Police opened a homicide investigation but initially identified no suspects and made no arrests. The case grew cold and investigators have asked the public for help, offering a reward of up to $5,000 for tips that lead to a felony warrant or an arrest. Few details about the motive or sequence of events have been released.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Zinnia Lane or observed anything in that neighborhood on the morning of July 13, 2023, please contact the Birmingham Police Department.