Timothy Lashawn Erby, 49, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside a home in the 1000 block of 42nd Place North in Birmingham on August 5, 2021. His death was one of two in that residence; 66-year-old Ellis Lewis Embry was also found fatally shot, and both men were pronounced dead at the scene after Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded.

Birmingham police classified the deaths as a double homicide and opened an investigation. In June 2022 the FBI’s Birmingham Field Office joined the inquiry and a reward of up to $10,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Few details about motive or circumstances have been released. If anyone has information about what happened in the 1000 block of 42nd Place North on or around August 5, 2021, please contact the BPD Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.