Kevin J. Davis, a 41-year-old Black man, was found shot to death on the side of Lexington Street in the Wylam neighborhood of Birmingham in the early morning hours of October 26, 2023. The coroner’s examination determined the cause of death was gunshot wounds, and the Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

At the time of initial reports no suspects had been identified and no arrests were announced. Police characterized the killing as the city’s 100th murder of the year; investigators have not released information about a motive or the events leading up to the shooting. The case remains an open homicide investigation.

If anyone saw activity on Lexington Street that morning or has information about Kevin Davis’s death, please contact Birmingham police.