Jesse Alan Marchant Birt was 24 when he was shot and killed in the parking lot of his apartment complex in Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday, October 12, 2020. A senior in mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and one semester shy of graduating, he was remembered for his compassion and commitment to social justice and environmental causes.

Police were sent to Timber Chase Apartments on Beacon Parkway East after a report of a person with a gun. Jesse had called police shortly before the encounter. Officers found him unresponsive with a gunshot wound; bystanders rendered aid and Birmingham Fire and Rescue transported him to UAB Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The Birmingham Police Department opened a homicide investigation and has appealed for information. As of early 2022, no arrests or suspects had been publicly identified. If anyone knew Jesse or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.