Antonio Jerome Brooks II was 20 when he was killed in Birmingham on June 20, 2017. According to reports, the shooting began after a young man stole his grandmother’s credit card and was being chased by his father. During the pursuit the fleeing man fired a gun; a stray bullet struck Brooks, who was an unintended victim. The suspect then continued fleeing and crashed, injuring two Birmingham Police Department officers.

Brooks, an African American father to two daughters, Allison Brooks and Aziyah Travis, was identified by authorities as the homicide victim. The death was one of 117 homicides in Birmingham in 2017; police reported a 50 percent closure rate that year.

If anyone knew Antonio, was in the area that night, or has information about the chase and shooting, please share what is known.