Derrick Bailey, 35, was shot and killed on the evening of December 12, 2014, in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. The fatal shooting followed a dispute that escalated to gunfire; Bailey was pronounced dead at the scene, and his death left family and community members mourning.

Birmingham police identified Demetrius Jenkins as a suspect and charged him with murder. At trial the defense argued Jenkins had acted in self-defense during the altercation. A Jefferson County jury considered competing accounts of what happened and ultimately acquitted Jenkins of murder. The legal verdict resolved the criminal case, but Bailey’s family was left to contend with the loss.

If anyone in Collegeville that night saw the dispute or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.