Derek Franklin Rich was 21 when he was shot to death on November 20, 2009, in the passenger seat of a white Crown Victoria on the 400 block of Sunhill Road in Birmingham’s Pinson Valley area. He lived in the Birmingham area, was from Irondale, attended UAB, worked as a security guard for Eagle Security Inc., and was active in Believers of the Word Outreach Ministries. On the night he died he had driven his roommate to an apartment complex so the roommate could meet someone; reports describe masked gunmen ambushing the vehicle in what was described as an attempted robbery.

No named suspect is identified in the surviving reports and the case was listed with no arrest. His obituary emphasized his roles as son, brother, student, church member, and working young man. Does anyone who knew Derek or was in the Pinson Valley area that night have information to share?