In the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, a late afternoon in March of 2020 turned fatal for Corey Rahmon Cook Jr. The 25-year-old male was found unresponsive on March 31st, lying in the roadway next to a vehicle in the 1100 block of 16th Street. The discovery was made shortly after 5 p.m. following reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of Avenue H.
Birmingham Police Department officers and Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the scene, where the Jefferson County
Coroner ultimately pronounced Cook dead. The initial investigation pointed to a drive-by shooting. Witnesses reported that a small, black sedan was seen driving past Cook when shots were fired from within the vehicle.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, detectives had not established a clear motive for the homicide. As of the initial reports, no suspects had been taken into custody, and the investigation was ongoing. The Birmingham Police Department's Homicide Unit appealed to the public for any information pertaining to the case.
