Arthur Armstrong, 42, was found dead inside a home in Birmingham’s Huffman area on Easter Sunday morning, April 17, 2022, after a domestic argument turned violent. Police were dispatched about 9:30 a.m. to the 1200 block of Stonecrest Drive on a report that someone had been shot. Officers located Armstrong near a bedroom, unresponsive, with an apparent gunshot wound; Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Children were in the home at the time but were not injured. A gun was recovered near Armstrong’s body and investigators treated the case as a homicide while gathering details for prosecutors. On April 19, 2022, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office ruled the killing justifiable; no arrest was made and no charges were filed.

If anyone witnessed the incident or was in the Huffman neighborhood that morning and has information about what happened inside the house, please share what is known.