A shooting at The Oaks apartment complex in southwest Birmingham left 23-year-old Raul Angel Cajigas dead on the evening of Monday, February 26, 2024. Cajigas, a Hispanic man from Hoover, was found unresponsive inside a black Dodge Challenger with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene after Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded.

West Precinct officers with the Birmingham Police Department determined an altercation occurred before the fatal shooting, but the specifics of that dispute and who else was involved have not been released. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified as the homicide investigation continues.

If anyone saw activity at The Oaks that night or has information about Raul Angel Cajigas, please contact the Birmingham Police Department’s West Precinct.