Josie N Shea Grimmett, a 33-year-old African American woman, was shot and killed in Birmingham on the evening of September 22, 2009. The shooting happened in a residential area in the 2500 block of 11th Avenue North; emergency responders found Grimmett with a fatal gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her family described her as a beloved mother, daughter, and friend, and a funeral service was held on October 3, 2009, at God’s Faith Cathedral with burial at Carver Memorial Cemetery. The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation that resulted in the arrest of 26-year-old Marcus Massey of Birmingham, who was charged with Grimmett’s murder and was being held on a $500,000 bond; reports also listed unrelated charges of two counts of attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

Anyone who knew Josie or has information about the shooting in the 2500 block of 11th Avenue North is asked to come forward.