Dwquawm Arthur Leon Roberson was 27 and from Birmingham when he was found dead on December 4, 2021. Officers were sent to the 8700 block of 7th Avenue North in the East Lake area after reports of a wreck; a battered white sedan drew neighbors’ attention. Inside the vehicle Roberson was unresponsive and had been shot. Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene and investigators opened a homicide investigation.

Initial public details were limited. Detectives sought to trace the moments before the gunfire and crash, and authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Birmingham Police Department’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers. No suspect description or arrests were reported in the initial coverage. If anyone knew Dwquawm Roberson or saw activity around 7th Avenue North that night, please share what you know with investigators.