Charles Lee Brown Jr. was 27 when he was found shot to death in his vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 59 in Birmingham in the early hours of February 3, 2017. A passerby stopped after noticing the car and discovered Brown unresponsive; Birmingham police and fire crews confirmed at least one gunshot wound and pronounced him dead at the scene. The shooting turned a busy stretch of the interstate into a homicide investigation, but the circumstances around how Brown came to be on the shoulder and who shot him were not immediately clear.

Community members have noted Brown on online memorials and expressed condolences and frustration over the lack of a public resolution. If anyone has information about what happened to Charles Lee Brown Jr. on February 3, 2017, please come forward.