On the morning of November 16, 2022, a shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, killed 14-year-old Moriah Quib-Marquez. The Hispanic seventh grader was a passenger in an SUV in the 500 block of 80th Street North at about 8:10 a.m. when a man opened fire on the vehicle. The SUV then crashed into a utility pole. Officers arriving at the scene found Moriah inside; she was pronounced dead. Her mother was also shot and suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. Three small children and another adult female in the SUV were not physically harmed.

Moriah attended Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School, where she was described as a bright, engaged student involved in academics and athletics; the school provided counseling after her death. Witnesses said they saw a man fire into the SUV and flee. The Birmingham Police Department identified a suspect, and 37-year-old Bruce Lanier Austin was arrested in the 7800 block of 6th Avenue North and charged with capital murder, first-degree assault, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle; he was held without bond on the capital murder charge.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that morning, please share what is known with investigators.