Damone Gardner, a 34-year-old Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, was shot and killed on the evening of September 24, 2024. Police were called about 8:20 p.m. to the 300 block of 27th Street Southwest in the Germania Park neighborhood, where officers found Gardner lying unresponsive in the street with an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Services pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators reported Gardner had been involved in an argument with a suspect just before he was shot. His death was the second homicide in the neighborhood within about five hours; detectives began looking into whether the two killings were connected. His mother, Emma Selina Rose Gardner, described his death as a senseless crime and organized a fundraiser to help with burial expenses.

Anyone who knew Damone, saw activity in the Germania Park area that night, or has information relevant to the shooting is asked to come forward.