Larry Darnell Duncan, 42, was killed on July 2, 2017, after a dispute in Birmingham’s Lakeview District escalated into gunfire. Duncan was not part of the original argument between members of his family and two on-duty city sanitation workers; he was unarmed and acting as a peacemaker when he was struck multiple times and later pronounced dead at UAB Hospital.

Authorities said shots were exchanged between one of Duncan’s family members and one of the city employees. The city opened an internal inquiry to determine why an on-duty employee had a handgun. Friends and family remembered Duncan as a husband and father who tried to resolve conflicts and was well respected in his community.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation or has information about the events that led to the shooting, please come forward.