Marcus Anthony Seawright Jr., 25, was shot and killed the afternoon of June 24, 2026, at the Monarch Ridge Apartments in east Birmingham. The shooting occurred around 1:56 p.m. in the 2900 block of Gallant Drive after an argument that is believed to have escalated into a fatal confrontation. Seawright was struck in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene; his body was found in a grassy area near a playground.

The killing was Birmingham’s 25th homicide of 2026 and the second within a 24-hour span. Birmingham police opened an active investigation and said they were pursuing all leads, but had not publicly identified any suspect or person of interest as of early July 2026, and no arrests had been announced. Seawright’s family described him as a beloved son, brother and uncle; his mother organized fundraising to return his body to Detroit for burial.

What details about that afternoon at Monarch Ridge might help investigators or readers piece together what happened?