Danija Mitchell, 23, was found dead in her Birmingham, Alabama home on December 23, 2021, the victim of a homicide. She was discovered alongside her 26-year-old partner, Xavier Alexander, who was also deceased; both had sustained gunshot wounds and a firearm was recovered at the scene. The couple’s 2-year-old son was found physically unharmed inside the home.

Danija was five months pregnant when she died. The family had recently moved to Birmingham from Louisiana after losing their home to Hurricane Ida and were described by relatives as building a new life with no apparent signs of trouble in the relationship. Police have said the possibility of a murder-suicide remains under consideration, and no arrest has been announced; the Birmingham Police Department has classified Danija’s death as a homicide while Alexander’s official classification has not been released.

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