Elbert Lewis, a 38-year-old man from Birmingham, Alabama, succumbed to complications from a gunshot wound on November 29, 2016, more than a year after he was tragically shot and left paralyzed. His death was officially ruled a homicide by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.
The incident that ultimately led to his death occurred on October 8, 2015. On that day, Lewis was shot while in the 1500 block of Avenue F in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham.
The shooting left him with devastating injuries that resulted in paralysis.
Following the initial investigation into the 2015 shooting, Birmingham police had identified a person of interest, but no arrests were ever made in the case. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remained unclear to the public. After Lewis's death more than a year later, the case was reclassified as a homicide, prompting a renewed investigation by authorities.
Despite the reclassification and continued efforts by the Birmingham Police Department, no suspects have been publicly identified or taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of Elbert Lewis. The case remains an unsolved homicide, leaving his family and community still seeking answers and justice for his untimely death.
