La-Corey Thomas, 15, was killed in a reported shootout on the afternoon of Friday, June 2, 2017, in Birmingham’s Smithfield community. Emergency responders treated him at the scene, but he succumbed to his injuries. He was buried at Oakland Cemetery after funeral services at Eastside Funeral Home Ensley.

The circumstances of the shootout remain unclear in public accounts and no suspects or arrests have been announced in the sources available. His death is recorded on the National Gun Violence Memorial and has been noted as an unsolved homicide in the Birmingham area.

If anyone knew La-Corey, was present in Smithfield that afternoon, or has information about the events that led to his death, please come forward.