On Sunday, October 7, 1973, Birmingham Police Officer Felix Underwood was investigating a traffic accident when an emotionally disturbed person entered his patrol car and fatally shot him. Underwood was a male officer and a United States Navy veteran who left behind a wife and three children.

The shooter was apprehended and was later found to have committed a murder before the encounter with Officer Underwood. Rather than being sent to a conventional prison, that person was remanded to a mental institution for a period of 10 years.

Officer Underwood’s death affected his family and the Birmingham Police Department. If anyone knew Officer Underwood or has information about the events of October 7, 1973, please share what you know.