Larry Darnell Collins, 68, was found dead on September 5, 2024, at Freedom Manor Apartments, a senior living facility in Birmingham, Alabama. Authorities describe the incident as a murder-suicide in which Collins and his longtime friend and roommate, 66-year-old Roosevelt Walker, were discovered unresponsive with gunshot wounds in their apartment by a friend who had a key and came to check on them.

The Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded Collins killed Walker, a U.S. Air Force veteran, before taking his own life. Neighbors and family described the two men as inseparable companions of more than 30 years, making the violence and the unclear motive particularly shocking to the community.