On the evening of June 1, 2021, a verbal dispute in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham escalated into a shooting that killed 17-year-old Desmon Antwuan McGuire. He was found about 7:00 p.m. in the 2000 block of Avenue P, lying in a grassy area after a ShotSpotter alert detected roughly seven rounds. Community members tried to render aid, but Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene. The incident opened the city’s 45th homicide investigation of 2021.

Police said the shooting appeared to follow a verbal altercation between McGuire and a suspect. A person of interest was detained for questioning in the immediate aftermath, but no arrests had been announced. Investigators asked anyone who witnessed the shooting or who has information to contact them.

If anyone saw what happened on Avenue P that evening or has information that could help the investigation, please share it with Birmingham authorities.