Roosevelt Walker, 66, was found dead at Freedom Manor Apartments in downtown Birmingham on September 5, 2024. He and his long-time friend, 68-year-old Larry Darnell Collins, were discovered by a friend with a key after both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The Jefferson County Medical Examiner determined Collins shot Walker and then killed himself, with the deaths occurring the night before discovery between 9:45 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on September 4, 2024.

Both men lived at the senior facility and had known each other for more than three decades; Walker was a U.S. Air Force veteran. The Birmingham Police Department closed the investigation after the medical examiner’s findings and the suspect’s death. The motive has not been publicly released, leaving friends and neighbors with unanswered questions.

If anyone knew Roosevelt Walker or has information about the relationship between the two men, please share what you know.