Timothy Roshun Smith Jr., 22, died after an accidental shooting in April 2019 in the parking lot of a Chuck E. Cheese in Vestavia Hills, a Birmingham suburb. He was with his young daughter when, while reaching into a diaper bag to attend to her, a firearm inside the bag discharged. The single shot struck both Smith and his daughter; Smith suffered wounds to his chest and leg and was transported to hospital but died on Monday, April 15, 2019. The child was hit in the leg and her injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Vestavia Hills Police investigated and described the shooting as a tragic accident, ruling out foul play. No arrests were made. If anyone witnessed the incident or has information about how the firearm came to be in the diaper bag, please come forward to help the family understand what happened.