A passerby found Dominick Dwayne Peterson lying unresponsive off the roadway in the 3900 block of Walnut Avenue SW in the Riley community of Birmingham the morning of Friday, October 27, 2023. Birmingham Police and Birmingham Fire and Rescue arrived around 8:42 a.m. and identified the 47-year-old Black man from Bessemer. He was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound.

The killing became the city’s 101st homicide investigation for 2023. The circumstances that led to Peterson being shot were not immediately clear, and no suspects were taken into custody at the time investigators opened a homicide probe. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Birmingham Police Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Peterson, saw him that morning, or has information about activity in the 3900 block of Walnut Avenue SW on October 27, 2023, please contact investigators.