Who murdered 32 year old Tyler Griffin in 2017? In the spring of 2017, a 32-year-old man named Tyler Griffin was shot and killed in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident, which marked the city's 40th homicide of the year, occurred on Mother's Day, May 14, 2017. Griffin was at a party on Boise Avenue when he was shot twice in the back.
According to his mother, the shooting stemmed from an argument with a man who was upset about car repair work Griffin had done.
She stated that her son was walking away from the confrontation when he was shot. Despite the presence of nearly 50 people at the party, no witnesses have come forward with information leading to an arrest.
For years, Tyler Griffin's mother has continued to seek justice for her son, expressing her pain and frustration that the person responsible for his death remains free. She has publicly called the shooter a coward for shooting her son in the back as he was walking away. The Birmingham Police Department's investigation into the homicide remains ongoing, but no suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in the case.
