It’s been just over one year since two Birmingham cousins were gunned down in broad daylight in an Inglenook neighborhood, and still no arrests have been made.

Rodriquez “Dreke” Powell, 32, Justin Taylor, 35, were killed Labor Day weekend 2022. They were sitting in a Mustang on Inglenook Street when, about 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, a small sedan drove by and opened fire on the vehicle.

Crime scene investigators marked roughly 20 shell casings on the roadway.

Powell worked at Brother’s Recycling and worked earlier Saturday. He and his cousin, Taylor, then went to the mall and were sitting outside Powell’s girlfriend’s house just chilling when they were shot.

Powell was pronounced dead on the scene. Taylor died at UAB Hospital.

“I couldn’t believe it because they didn’t mess with nobody, they don’t beef with nobody,’’ Powell’s mother, Theta Johnson, said at the time.

Powell’s death marked the third time Johnson has lost a son to violence in the city. She spoke extensively about her losses with AL.com in the days following the fatal shooting.

Powell left behind two children, including a 7-year-old daughter who is autistic. Taylor left behind five children.

“I really wish they would put the guns down. I’ve been praying and asking the Lord, ‘How can we reach this generation that they will put down the guns and love one another?’’’ Johnson said. “But I know that there’s less love in the world today.”

Birmingham police ask that anyone with information in the double homicide call detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.