Devarta Dedre Thomas, 30, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of March 20, 2023, on the 800 block of 52nd Place North in Birmingham’s East Lake neighborhood. Officers arriving about 12:45 a.m. found Thomas lying unresponsive in the roadway; Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police say the shooting occurred during a dispute with another individual, but details about what sparked the confrontation remained scarce. Birmingham Police homicide detectives opened an investigation into the city’s 23rd homicide of the year and asked the public for information. No arrests or suspect identifications had been announced in the immediate aftermath.

If anyone saw or heard anything in that area around 12:45 a.m. on March 20, or has information about the dispute that led to Thomas’s death, please come forward to Birmingham Police.