Marcus Armstead Latimore was 35 when his body was found the morning of Thursday, June 6, 2019, off the roadway near Overhill Drive and Third Place in Birmingham. A recreational driver alerted motorists, a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy was called, and Birmingham police located Latimore at the scene. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office determined he died from a direct gunshot wound to the back that fatally injured a lung and a major artery, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Marcus’s identical twin brother, Marshall Latimore, said the family is grieving and remembered Marcus as charismatic, loyal, kind, and always willing to help others. The Birmingham Police Department describes the investigation as active; they say some progress has been made but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced.

If anyone has information about Marcus’s death or was in the Overhill Drive and Third Place area that morning, please share what you know with Birmingham police.