Danija Danee Mitchell, 23, was found dead in her Birmingham, Alabama, home on December 23, 2021, alongside her 26-year-old boyfriend, Xavier Alexander. Neighbors had called police after seeing the couple’s door open all night and hearing a baby crying inside. Officers found the couple’s young son, Xavier Alexander Jr., unharmed but crying, and recovered a firearm at the scene.

Both Mitchell and Alexander sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Police treated Mitchell’s death as a homicide and said they had not ruled out a murder-suicide committed by Alexander; investigators continued to examine the exact circumstances. Mitchell’s mother said Danija was five months pregnant at the time. The family had moved to Birmingham from Louisiana a month earlier after their home was damaged by Hurricane Ida, and Alexander had taken a job transfer with an airport security company.

The couple’s son was placed in the custody of the Alabama Department of Human Resources and Mitchell’s mother sought custody of her grandson while grieving. No arrests had been announced as the primary theory pointed to a murder-suicide and no outstanding suspects were named. Does anyone have information about the family’s time in Birmingham or the days before December 23, 2021?