Lee Ross, 71, was one of two men killed in a shooting in Birmingham’s Ensley neighborhood on the evening of Saturday, July 15, 2023. The gunfire struck Ross and his friend, 62-year-old Daryl Maurice Jones, around 9 p.m. in the 1200 block of 29th Street. Responding police and fire medics found both men unresponsive; both were later pronounced dead from their injuries.

Early statements from the Birmingham Police Department indicated the shooting may have been connected to a domestic dispute, but authorities had released no suspect information and little detail about what led to the violence. The deaths have left family and community members mourning the sudden loss.

If anyone saw activity in the 1200 block of 29th Street that night or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the Birmingham Police Department.