A December 13, 2025 apartment party on Gallant Drive in Birmingham ended with the death of 29-year-old Alejandro Albaran. According to reports, a dispute at the gathering escalated and a single gunshot fatally wounded Albaran; emergency responders pronounced him dead at 11:32 p.m.

Birmingham Police initially investigated the shooting as a homicide and took Albaran’s nephew into custody after witnesses placed him at the scene and involved in the altercation. The Jefferson County District Attorney later reviewed the evidence and witness statements and concluded the discharge of the weapon was accidental; no criminal charges were filed and the nephew was released. The family mourns a life lost in a fatal shooting ruled accidental.