On the evening of July 27, 2009, 20-year-old Harold Brown was shot and killed at the corner of 54th Street and Park Avenue Southwest in Birmingham during a confrontation over a reportedly stolen 1985 Buick Regal. Brown and three others were attempting to jump-start the car when its owner, identified as Brandon Mason, discovered them. Mason left the scene and then returned armed; an altercation followed and Mason opened fire, killing Brown and wounding another person.

Law enforcement investigated the shooting and identified Brandon Mason as the shooter; he was later arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with Harold Brown’s death. The killing was one of 72 homicides recorded in Birmingham in 2009.

If anyone remembers that night at 54th Street and Park Avenue Southwest or has information about the incident, please come forward.