Howard Edward Johnson, a 29-year-old Black man, was killed on the night of April 7, 2021, after violence inside a home on Avenue G in Birmingham, Alabama. Police were called a little after 10 p.m. for reports of a shooting; officers found Johnson in the hallway with apparent gunshot wounds and Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators described the early picture as a domestic-related argument inside the house that escalated to a fatal gunshot. Local reports attached the address in the Pratt City/Ensley area to the case. Police identified a person of interest who did not flee and who later turned themselves over to officers; that individual was taken into custody for questioning but was not publicly identified and no charge or formal arrest was announced in the initial coverage.

Detectives sought to reconstruct who was present, what sparked the argument, and the positions of people in the room when the shot was fired. If anyone has information about the April 7 incident on Avenue G, contact the Birmingham Police Department’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.