DeMegious McAlle Osborne, a 42-year-old Black man from Birmingham, was killed in a daylight shooting on June 14, 2019, near 5th Street North. Reports place the attack just after 3 p.m.; family notices and news coverage say he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witness and later reporting describe Osborne as talking with another man when a vehicle pulled up behind them, a man stepped out and rapidly closed the distance before opening fire. Investigators said home security footage showed a newer-model black Dodge Challenger parking behind Osborne, and that the shooter pushed the other man aside, shot Osborne, then searched Osborne’s pockets before returning to the car and leaving, a sequence that raised robbery as a possible motive.

Birmingham police announced an arrest in July 2019, charging 33-year-old Jeremiah Lorenzo Rapley with capital murder after a murder warrant was obtained. By September 2019 the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office requested dismissal at the preliminary-hearing stage, saying there was not sufficient evidence to proceed; police were still circulating surveillance images and seeking identification into August 2020.

If anyone was in the area that afternoon or recognizes the vehicle or the person shown in surveillance, please share what you know.