HPD renew call for tips in ongoing homicide investigation

Published on March 10, 2025

The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) is again asking for the public’s help in solving a 2024 homicide.

Kirk Uban, 49, was shot and killed on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in the 1200 block of Hobbs Island Road. Witnesses told investigators Urban was involved in a verbal altercation with a middle-aged white man just before the shooting. That man was last seen swimming nearby with his wife and two children. The family left the area in a white, full-size, crew-cab pickup truck.

Investigators are still working to identify the suspect and encourage anyone with information to come forward.

Those with information are asked to call Investigator Putman at 256-427-5466. To provide an anonymous tip, call 256-532-7463 or submit information to  Huntsville Area Crimestoppers  at 53-CRIME.