A shooting in Birmingham on Saturday, February 14, 2026, left 33-year-old Justin Fraser Mitchell dead. Mitchell, a Black/African American male born November 24, 1992, was found with gunshot wounds in the 600 block of Willow Lane in the 35206 zip code and was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:26 a.m., the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed. The Birmingham Police Department is treating the case as a homicide; investigators have not released the exact time of the assault or identified any suspects or made arrests.

Mitchell worked as an HVAC technician and was remembered by family as quiet, loving, gentle and wise beyond his years who valued time with family. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about what happened in the 600 block of Willow Lane on February 14 is asked to contact investigators.