Evander Lewis Williams, 29, a Black man from Birmingham, was found dead the morning of November 18, 2020, behind an apartment building at 4022 36th Avenue North in the Inglenook area. Police were called just after 10 a.m. Initially the scene at first suggested a possible suicide, but investigators later determined Williams had suffered gunshot wounds and that the evidence indicated a homicide.

Birmingham police said the death appeared to result from an assault that ended with Williams being fatally shot and publicly identified him while asking for help from anyone who knew what had happened. If anyone knew Evander Lewis Williams, his movements that day, or saw anything around 4022 36th Avenue North on November 18, 2020, please come forward with information.