Tyler Griffin, 32 and a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, was fatally shot on May 14, 2017, during a party on Boise Avenue. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his back after a dispute that reportedly began over automotive repair work Griffin had done. According to his mother, Vanessa Anderson, Griffin was walking away from the confrontation when he was shot; she has publicly called the act cowardly and says she believes someone admitted responsibility to her.

The shooting was recorded as Birmingham’s 40th homicide of 2017. Reports say nearly 50 people were at the party but, despite that number of attendees, no witnesses have come forward with information to law enforcement. The Birmingham Police Department has investigated the killing, but no arrests have been made and no suspects have been officially named.

Anyone who was at the Boise Avenue gathering or who has information about the dispute over the automotive work is asked to come forward to help Tyler’s family find answers.