Kenneth Ray Buford, 47, was found inside his vehicle on Finley Boulevard in Birmingham, Alabama, on the morning of January 18, 2021. A passerby noticed the stopped vehicle and found Buford unresponsive; he had sustained a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Birmingham Police classified the death as a homicide and the North Precinct opened an investigation around 6:30 a.m.

Authorities did not release information about a motive or any persons of interest in the initial reports. Buford’s killing was one of 22 unsolved homicides in Birmingham during the first half of 2021, and the case later cooled without public announcements of arrests or major breakthroughs. If anyone saw activity on Finley Boulevard that morning or has information about Kenneth Ray Buford, the Birmingham Police Department would like to hear from you.