Christopher Watson, 31, was shot in the late hours of Saturday, March 23, 2019, on the 1800 block of Bessemer Road in Birmingham. Officers from the Birmingham Police Department’s West Precinct found him with a gunshot wound and he was taken to UAB Hospital, where he died on Sunday, March 24, 2019. He was born October 15, 1987, and lived in Birmingham.

The shooting came during a violent night in the city that included another fatality within hours. At the time of initial reporting, motive and suspect information had not been released and no arrests had been announced while homicide detectives investigated. He was remembered in his obituary as a loving individual.

If anyone has information about what happened on the 1800 block of Bessemer Road that night, please share what you know.