Brandon Tavarius Carpenter, 28, was shot and killed in an ambush on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in the Tom Brown Village housing community in North Avondale, Birmingham, Alabama. First responders found him about 1:05 p.m. on the 4100 block of Mesa Airport Highway, lying next to a vehicle with life-threatening gunshot wounds; he was taken to UAB Hospital and later died. Birmingham police say two suspects approached him as he stood beside the vehicle and both opened fire before fleeing the scene.

Brandon’s death compounded the family’s grief: his younger brother, 26-year-old Joshua Carpenter, had been shot and killed nine months earlier in a separate incident. Together Brandon and Joshua left behind nine children. No arrests have been announced and the Birmingham Police Department continues to investigate.

Anyone who knew Brandon or has information about the ambush is asked to come forward with tips.