On a September evening in 2020, the life of 28-year-old Reginald Kelly II was cut short by gunfire in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. The fatal encounter unfolded on Thursday, September 10, just after 9 p.m., inside a residence at 1715 51st Street. When Birmingham police officers arrived at the scene, they found Kelly suffering from a gunshot wound.
Emergency medical services transported Kelly to UAB Hospital, but his injuries proved to be too severe, and he was
pronounced dead. In the immediate aftermath, investigators from the Birmingham Police Department began their work, piecing together the events that led to the deadly shooting. The preliminary investigation suggested that a verbal altercation had occurred between Kelly and the shooter just before the fatal shot was fired.
In the days following the shooting, the authorities had not taken any suspects into custody. The Birmingham Police Department appealed to the public for any information that might lead to an arrest in the case. Despite the ongoing investigation, details regarding a suspect or any subsequent arrests have not been made public in the years that have passed since Reginald Kelly's death. His case is one of many unsolved homicides, leaving his family and community searching for answers and justice.
