Witnesses wanted in deadly shooting at The Quest nightclub in Birmingham

Authorities are asking for witnesses to the May shooting at a Birmingham nightclub that left two men dead.

Investigators know Shane Gady and Terrance Terrell Brown Jr., both 32, fatally shot each other, but they still need more answers.

“We know who, we know what, we know when, we know how,” said Officer Truman Fitzgerald. “We don’t know why.”

Officers were called to the club at 416 24th Street South just before 6:30 a.m. on Friday, May 24.

Both men were treated by patrons and police until Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service arrived.

Brown was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:44 a.m. Gady was taken to UAB Hospital where he remained until his death two days later.

Investigators recovered two guns from inside the nightclub near the “fired area.”

“What we want to know as a police department is we want the facts to help close this case, not our opinions,” Fitzgerald said.

“We know Terrell and Shane shot each other,” he said. “But what we don’t know is who was the aggressor and who was just reacting.”

Birmingham police said they will not close the case until all questions are answered.

“We owe it to both families to let the facts speak for themselves in this case,” he said.

The Quest has been a popular dance club since the 1970s. Several incidents of violence have occurred there in the past three years, including another homicide and a Birmingham police officer being shot.

Fitzgerald said potential witnesses can remain anonymous and should not hesitate to come forward. “We just want people to feel comfortable coming forward,” he said. “Our primary concern is information.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham police at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.