On October 25, 2025, Vincento Davis, a 61-year-old Black man, was shot and killed while sitting in his pickup truck in the driveway of a home on Erie Street in the Wylam neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire and called police; officers arrived about 7:09 p.m. and Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced Davis dead at the scene. The city’s gunshot detection system registered alerts in the area that evening.

Birmingham police opened a homicide investigation, canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and sought surveillance footage. A family member who came to the scene said Davis had been sitting in his truck when the shots rang out. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced; investigators say the motive is still under investigation.

If anyone saw activity on Erie Street that evening or has footage from nearby cameras, please share what you know with the Birmingham Police Department.