Ellis Lewis Embry

In the summer of 2021, a tragedy unfolded in a Birmingham, Alabama neighborhood that left a family grieving and a community searching for answers. On August 5th, 66-year-old Ellis Lewis Embry, a Black male, was found deceased inside a residence in the 1000 block of 42nd Place North. The grim discovery was made after police responded to reports of gunfire in the area, a sound that pierced the afternoon quiet and signaled a violent end to a life.

Upon entering the home, officers found a sce ...