On the morning of Friday, October 27, 2023, a person in the Riley neighborhood of Birmingham found a man lying unresponsive off the roadway in the 3900 block of Walnut Avenue SW and called emergency services. Birmingham police and fire personnel arrived about 8:42 a.m. and discovered 47-year-old Domminick Dwayne Peterson of Bessemer suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Preliminary investigation indicated a large number of rounds had been fired. The death was investigated as a homicide, handled by the Birmingham Police Department’s Homicide Unit, and Crime Stoppers was enlisted for tips. In the days and weeks after the shooting no suspects were publicly identified and no arrests were announced; the case remains open.

If anyone saw activity on Walnut Avenue SW that morning or has information that could help identify those responsible, please contact the Birmingham Police Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.