DaOntay Dawon Jarrett was 30 when he was shot and killed in Birmingham on December 5, 2021. Jarrett was found unresponsive on a staircase with a fatal gunshot wound; Birmingham Fire and Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators say an unknown assailant in a silver sedan opened fire while Jarrett was walking in the parking lot and then fled. The shooting was one of six homicides that weekend. Detectives asked anyone present that day to come forward; Crime Stoppers offered a cash reward for tips leading to an arrest. No charges or arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified in Jarrett’s killing.

If anyone was at the Adona Apartment Complex that afternoon or has information that could help solve this homicide, please share what is known.