Quintez Deshawn Ladd, 25, was fatally shot in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The shooting happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a convenience store in the 900 block of 20th Street. Officers found Ladd unresponsive with a gunshot wound and he was taken to UAB Hospital.

Medical staff pronounced Ladd dead at 8:18 p.m. that evening. The preliminary investigation is ongoing; authorities have not released information about a motive or any suspects, and no arrests have been announced. Detectives are asking the community for help as they continue their work.

If anyone was in the area of 20th Street and Ensley on March 27 or has information that could assist the investigation, please contact the Birmingham police.