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In the early morning of Friday, September 20, 2013, officers were called to 3652 Clairmont Avenue in Birmingham after reports of shots fired. Around 6 a.m. a follow-up call led responders back to the same address, where 23-year-old Derrek Wade Phillips, a white male, was found unresponsive in his apartment and later pronounced dead. Authorities opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators also detected a strong chemical odor inside the apartment and found what appeared to be an active methamphetamine laboratory. The scene was turned over to the Narcotics Unit to confirm and dismantle the lab before homicide detectives could resume processing evidence. Officials have not publicly disclosed the specific cause of death or any arrests tied to the case.

Does anyone who lived near Clairmont Avenue in 2013 recall unusual activity or visitors around that building in the days before September 20?