On the evening of July 25, 2022, 19-year-old Dwight D’Angelo Thomas Jr. was found fatally shot inside an Audi SUV parked on the 700 block of 6th Avenue West in Birmingham. Officers responded at about 8:55 PM after multiple ShotSpotter alerts; Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced Thomas deceased at the scene. The SUV had been reported stolen from nearby Shelby County and one door was ajar when police arrived.

Investigators recovered an extraordinary volume of evidence: between 50 and 60 shell casings were found, and some rounds were believed to have been fired from fully automatic weapons, suggesting multiple shooters. The shooting was recorded as Birmingham’s 72nd homicide in 2022.

Anyone with information about that night or about the stolen Audi is asked to contact investigators.