Tremayne Javahn Long, a 37-year-old Black man, was shot and killed inside the Third Avenue Package Store in Birmingham on September 20, 2024, after an altercation with another man turned physical and escalated to gunfire. The disturbance and gunshots occurred in the store and left Long fatally wounded.

Birmingham police investigators reviewed the evidence and submitted it to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, which determined the shooting was a justifiable homicide. No criminal charges were filed and the shooter’s name was not released. This ruling made Long’s death the tenth homicide in Birmingham that year classified as justifiable.

If anyone witnessed the incident at the Third Avenue Package Store or has information about what led up to the confrontation, please share what is known.