Antonio Devon Coleman, a 36-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Birmingham on September 19, 2023. Officers from the Birmingham Police Department’s West Precinct were called to the 4000 block of Jefferson Avenue Southwest at about 1:50 p.m. and found Coleman lying unresponsive under the awning of a commercial building with an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene.

The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation. Initial reports gave few details about the circumstances of the shooting and stated that no one was in custody. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities seek information from anyone who may have seen or heard anything related to the incident.

If anyone was in the area of Jefferson Avenue Southwest that afternoon or has information about Antonio Coleman’s death, please contact investigators.